Is the status principle beyond salvation? toward redeeming an unpopular theory of hell
In this paper I examine a recent objection to the retributive punishment theory of hell, specifically that the theory entails something obviously false: that it is possible to commit an infinite sin. I defend the moral principle behind one account of infinite sin, a principle referred to as the Stat...
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| 格式: | 电子 文件 |
| 语言: | English |
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Springer Netherlands
2005
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Sophia
Year: 2005, 卷: 44, 发布: 1, Pages: 91-103 |
| Further subjects: | B
Moral Judgement
B Moral Status B Status Principle B Thought Experiment B Moral Character |
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| 总结: | In this paper I examine a recent objection to the retributive punishment theory of hell, specifically that the theory entails something obviously false: that it is possible to commit an infinite sin. I defend the moral principle behind one account of infinite sin, a principle referred to as the Status Principle (that other things being equal the higher the status of the offended the party, the more serious the sin). I show that recent objections to this principle are far from conclusive, and that the principle is more plausible than perhaps initially thought. |
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| ISSN: | 1873-930X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Sophia
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/BF02780484 |