Divine Command Theory, Robust Normative Realism, and the Argument from Psychopathy: A Reply to Erik Wielenberg
Erik Wielenberg has offered a fascinating argument from moral psychology against a sophisticated theistic account of moral obligations: Divine Command Theory (DCT). This argument focuses on the pathology known as psychopathy—a perennial interest for those concerned with abnormal and moral psychology...
| Published in: | Religions |
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| Main Author: | Christopher R. Pruett |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2023-01-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/1/107 |
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