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A morality of empathy, reflection, and reason or a morality of authority, tradition, and dogma?
This is a debate between Shelly Kagan and William Lane Craig. The full debate can be seen here: youtu.be/SiJnCQuPiuo
Shelly Kagan is professor of philosophy and Henry R. Luce Professor of Social Thought and Ethics at Yale University.
William Lane Craig is a philosophical theologian and Christian apologist. He is known for his work on the philosophy of time and the philosophy of religion, specifically the existence of God and the defense of Christian theism.
William Lane Craig's Divine Command Theory: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_command_theory
Secular ethics overview: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secular_ethics
What is secular humanism? secularhumanism.org/index.php?page=what§ion=main
Humanist Manifesto: americanhumanist.org/Who_We_Are/About_Humanism/Humanist_Manifesto_I
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A morality of empathy, reflection, and reason or a morality of authority, tradition, and dogma?
This is a debate between Shelly Kagan and William Lane Craig. The full debate can be seen here: youtu.be/SiJnCQuPiuo
Shelly Kagan is professor of philosophy and Henry R. Luce Professor of Social Thought and Ethics at Yale University.
William Lane Craig is a philosophical theologian and Christian apologist. He is known for his work on the philosophy of time and the philosophy of religion, specifically the existence of God and the defense of Christian theism.
William Lane Craig's Divine Command Theory: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_command_theory
Secular ethics overview: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secular_ethics
What is secular humanism? secularhumanism.org/index.php?page=what§ion=main
Humanist Manifesto: americanhumanist.org/Who_We_Are/About_Humanism/Humanist_Manifesto_I
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. All copyrighted materials contained herein belong to their respective copyright holders, I do not claim ownership over any of these materials. In no way do I benefit either financially or otherwise from this video.
