Studies in Philosophical Theology
1 primary work
Volume 55
This book is situated within the realm of theological engagement with
the sciences with a particular focus on how the nature of ethics is
understood through this dialogue. Its purpose is to provide a
theological appreciation of the nature of ethics which also takes
seriously evolutionary accounts of how ethics came to be. It argues that
such a theological metaethic can be interpreted as hopeful and
optimistic given the apparent evolution of the moral from the amoral.
This work hinges on two different but intertwined levels. One is the
level of ethical systems: a particular understanding of Western
Christian ethics. This level is framed by another, broader level of
metaethics: an overarching understanding of the character of ethics that
emerges from reflections on evolutionary theory and its naturalistic
context.
the sciences with a particular focus on how the nature of ethics is
understood through this dialogue. Its purpose is to provide a
theological appreciation of the nature of ethics which also takes
seriously evolutionary accounts of how ethics came to be. It argues that
such a theological metaethic can be interpreted as hopeful and
optimistic given the apparent evolution of the moral from the amoral.
This work hinges on two different but intertwined levels. One is the
level of ethical systems: a particular understanding of Western
Christian ethics. This level is framed by another, broader level of
metaethics: an overarching understanding of the character of ethics that
emerges from reflections on evolutionary theory and its naturalistic
context.