Truth and Faith in Ethics (St Andrews Studies in Philosophy and Public Affairs)

This addition to the St Andrews Studies series contains a wide-ranging collection of essays on all aspects of moral philosophy and its impact upon public life in the twenty-first century. The book brings together ethicists from a variety of traditions interested in moral truth and its relation to religious faith. A key theme is interaction between major Catholic thinkers with philosophers from non-religious traditions. Topics include reason and religion, natural law, God and morality, anti-consequentialism, rights and virtues. Cover ......Page 1 Contents ......Page 2 Title Page ......Page 3 Publisher Information ......Page 4 Contributors ......Page 5 Editorial Introduction......Page 6 Faith in Reason: The Unity of the Right, the Good and the Good Life ......Page 11 Morality with and without God ......Page 27 Religion in Public Life ......Page 38 Public Reason in Bioethics ......Page 54 Contemporary Moral Philosophy and Happiness ......Page 76 Ethical Naturalism and the Challenge of Biology ......Page 90 Happiness, Virtue and Religious Commitments ......Page 109 For Cause or Comrade ......Page 123 Ethics, Philosophy and Love ......Page 149 Friendship, Poignancy and Paradox ......Page 169 In Defence of Villey on Objective Right ......Page 182 Natural Law ......Page 204 Reason, Revelation, Universality and Particularity ......Page 227 Appendix. Is God necessary for Morality? An Exchange ......Page 256 Also Available ......Page 275 "Moral;,morality;,Philosophy;,Ethics;,ethical;,Religious;,religion;,Faith;,essays;,collection;,bioethics;,naturalism;,biology;,science",9781845402556 This addition to the St Andrews Studies series contains a wide-ranging collection of essays on all aspects of moral philosophy and its impact upon public life in the twent-first century. The book brings together ethicists from a variety of traditions interested in moral truth and its relation to religious faith. A key theme is interaction between major Catholic thinkers with philosophers from non-religious traditions. Topics include reason and religion, natural law, God and morality, anti-consequentialism, rights and virtues. Annotation This text brings together ethicists from a variety of traditions interested in moral truth and its relation to religious faith. A key theme is interaction between major Catholic thinkers with philosophers from non-religious traditions