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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461403403321

Autore

Anscombe G. E. M (Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret)

Titolo

Faith in a hard ground [[electronic resource] ] : essays on religion, philosophy and ethics / / by G.E.M. Anscombe ; edited by Mary Geach and Luke Gormally

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Exeter, U.K. ; ; Charlottesville, Va., : Imprint Academic, c2008

ISBN

1-283-44532-8

9786613445322

1-84540-282-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (293 p.)

Collana

St. Andrews studies in philosophy and public affairs

Altri autori (Persone)

GeachMary

GormallyLuke

Disciplina

230.01

Soggetti

Christianity - Philosophy

Religion - Philosophy

Christian ethics

Ethics

Philosophy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

What is it to believe someone? -- Faith -- Prophecy and miracles -- Hume on miracles -- Paganism, superstition and philosophy -- On the hatred of God -- On attachment to things and obedience to God -- Twenty opinions common among modern Anglo-American philosophers -- The immortality of the soul -- On transubstantiation -- Authority in morals -- On being in good faith -- Morality -- Sin -- Two moral theologians -- Contraception and chastity -- On Humanae vitae -- Address to the clergy : on contraception and natural family planning -- Contraception, chastity and the vocation of marriage -- The early embryo: theoretical doubts and practical certainties -- The moral environment of the child -- Christians and nuclear weapons designed for the destruction of cities -- Simony in Africa -- Philosophers and economists : two philosophers' objections to usury -- On wisdom.



Sommario/riassunto

Elizabeth Anscombe's forthright philosophy speaks directly to many religious and ethical issues of current concern.This collection of her essays forms a companion volume to the critically acclaimed Human Life, Action and Ethics, published in 2005....