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“Theism, Naturalism, and Meta‐Ethics”
Author(s) -
Jordan Matthew C.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
philosophy compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.973
H-Index - 25
ISSN - 1747-9991
DOI - 10.1111/phc3.12021
Subject(s) - theism , metaphysics , philosophy , epistemology , naturalism , morality , supervenience , socrates , philosophy of religion , moral realism , consequentialism , realism , moral psychology
The relationship between God and morality has been a topic of philosophical discussion since Socrates engaged Euthyphro in the agora. In recent years, it has received a lot of attention, as theistic philosophers have attempted to show that divine command theory and other theistic meta‐ethical accounts are defensible. Whether metaphysical naturalism is compatible with moral realism is a related (and equally controversial) topic. This essay surveys the main issues in these debates.