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The Necessity of an Incarnate Prophet
This article aims to provide an a priori argument—termed the Flourishment Argument, for the veracity of the Christian conception of the Abrahamic religion that centres on God’s action of sending a divine and atoning prophet into the world.
Joshua R. Sijuwade
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Zagzebski’s Theory of Divine Motivation about the Relation of Religion and Morality [PDF]
Divine Motivation theory is an ethical theory with a theological foundation, attempting to explain the relation between religion and morality in the context of Christian theology with emphasizing on neo-Aristotelian and motivation-based ethics.
Shima Shahriyari, Mohsen Javady
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THE VIRTUOUS CITIZEN: REGIMES AND AUDIENCES
The purpose of the present paper is to sketch the possibility of an audience theory specific to virtue argumentation taking as a starting point what Aristotle has to say about political audiences in the context of specific political constitutions and ...
Iovan DREHE DREHE
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Abstract The topic of wisdom attracted much less attention in modern thought than in ancient and medieval times. However, there has been a renewal of interest in it in recent psychology and philosophy, and a variety of questions has emerged from this current work.
Paul O'Grady
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Expert-oriented abilities vs. novice-oriented abilities: An alternative account of epistemic authority [PDF]
According to a recent account of epistemic authority proposed by Linda Zagzebski (2012), it is rational for laypersons to believe on authority when they conscientiously judge that the authority is more likely to form true beliefs and avoid false ones ...
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Abstract In this paper, Kate Kirkpatrick argues that the recent return to moral exemplars in exemplarist moral theory might benefit from engaging with existentialists' use of exemplars in two ways: first, by considering the role of negative exemplars and the power of emotions other than admiration in moral formation; and second, by considering ...
Kate Kirkpatrick
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Moral exemplars in education: a liberal account [PDF]
This paper takes issue with the exemplarist strategy of fostering virtue development with the specific goal of improving its applicability in the context of education.
Croce, Michel
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The Rule of St. Benedict and Modern Liberal Authority [PDF]
In this paper I examine the sixth century ’Rule of St. Benedict’, and argue that the authority structure of Benedictine communities as described in that document satisfies well-known principles of authority defended by Joseph Raz.
Zagzebski, Linda
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Zagzebski on Rationality [PDF]
This paper examines Linda Zagzebski’s account of rationality, as set out in her rich, wide-ranging, and important book, Epistemic Authority: A Theory of Trust, Authority, and Autonomy in Belief.
Pritchard, Duncan, Ryan, Shane
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