The Sources of Public Morality: On the Ethics and Religion Debate : Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Societas Ethica in Berlin, August 2001LIT Verlag Münster, 2003 - 173 pagini The sources of public morality are an increasingly pressing issue within philosophical and theological ethics. This book presents essays, covering a broad spectrum of the various aspects of this problematic question, by some of the leading scholars in the field. The essays address various approaches and traditions. Most were first presented as lectures at a Societas Ethica conference in Berlin during August 2001; others are presented here for the first time. Sven Andersen teaches systematic theology at Aarhus University, Denmark, Centre for Bioethics. Ulrich Nissen teaches systematic theology at Aarhus University. Lars Reuter teaches systematic theology at Aarhus University. |
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... argues that the notion of justice and the concept of rationality are qualified by the particular communi- ties . One cannot define justice and rationality independently of these particular communities . " ... theories of justice and ...
... argues that religious convictions are not contrary to a liberal constitution . Throughout his book , Greenawalt defines the premises for an integration of liberalism and a respect for the religious diversity . Greenawalt concludes his ...
... argues that the notion itself is norma- tive . This is linked with a discussion on liberalism . Interestingly , Almond points to some important differences in the American and European way of dealing with these challenges . In her ...
... argues that the protection of freedom of religion as part of the protection of freedom in general has furthered the welfare of the liberal society . The perfectionistic understand- ing of the state and the church is broken with the ...
... argues that the contemporary debate on the sources of public morality suffers from a separation between the private and the public . Whereas the usual discussion is often between representatives of either liberalism or neo ...