Problem for Naturalists and Ethics: What is the ground for…
Problem for Naturalists and Ethics: What is the ground for value of human beings? Louis Pojman says, “If theism is false, then it may be doubtful whether all humans have equal worth, or any worth at all, and it may be more difficult to provide an unequivocal response to the question ‘Why be moral even when it is not in my own best interest?’ . . .” Discovering Right and Wromg, p, 202) Friedrich Nietzsche, Peter Singer, and many other philosophers (both atheists and theists) think that this is the biggest problem in constructing an ethical theory–finding good reasons to believe in the objective worth (or value) of human beings. Instructor’s Document
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