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Autore |
Warnock Mary |
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Titolo |
Dishonest to God / / Mary Warnock |
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London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2010 |
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©2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-82172-5 |
9786612821721 |
1-4411-2537-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (179 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Religion and ethics |
Conduct of life |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Introduction; 1. Life, Death and Authority: A Legislative History - Part One; 2. Life, Death and Authority: A Legislative History - Part Two; 3. The Law and Moral Values; 4. Morality and Religion: Where Morality Comes From; 5. The Spirit of Man; Conclusion; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Here is a pugnacious book by a philosopher who often hits the headlines. The book reflects on the nature of religion and how it relates or ought to relate to the rest of life. Many people today are totally indifferent to religion but religion is far from dead. Indeed religions are intensely defended and aggressively pursued. Religion is a cause for dissension and death. This is beyond dispute. Mary Warnock is concerned with Christianity. She argues that to value religion as the essential foundation of morality is a profound and probably dangerous mistake. Warnock's overriding purpose is t |
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