Is expressivism theologically acceptable?
Open Access
- 4 March 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in International Journal for Philosophy of Religion
- Vol. 90 (2), 121-131
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11153-021-09793-z
Abstract
As a matter of fact, few, if any, theists have been expressivists about morality. This is probably because expressivism is thought to have unacceptable theological implications. That is, it is thought to imply (1) that God’s goodness depends on our desire-like states, (2) that God’s goodness is not a real property, (3) that it is not true that God is good, and (4) that God’s moral thoughts have no explanation. I argue that expressivism has no such implications and conclude that expressivism is theologically acceptable.Keywords
Funding Information
- Arts and Humanities Research Council (AH/L503939/1)
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