God and value judgments
Humans continually make judgments that some things have more value than others. Plausibly, it is largely through our value judgments that God intends to guide us in setting priorities and goals. This Element surveys leading accounts of what value judgments are exactly. It then explores the particula...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambrige University Press
2023
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Series/Journal: | Cambridge elements elements in the problems of God
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Theological anthropology
/ Good living
/ Axiology
/ God
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| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality NBE Anthropology NCA Ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Cognitive Science
B Psychology: emotions B Theology B Christian Theology B Christianity B Cognitive science B RELIGION / Philosophy B Natur und Existenz Gottes B Nature & existence of God B Psychologie: Emotionen |
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| Summary: | Humans continually make judgments that some things have more value than others. Plausibly, it is largely through our value judgments that God intends to guide us in setting priorities and goals. This Element surveys leading accounts of what value judgments are exactly. It then explores the particular values we are apparently sensitive to when making two judgments endemic to human life: about what makes a life good, and about who deserves a good life. Connections are made between differing analyses of human value judgments and views about God's character and the goals God is prompting us to pursue |
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| ISBN: | 1009296094 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/9781009296137 |