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Ethics and the Bible

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2009

James Rachels

Abstract

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Many try to justify their moral positions — whether on murder, infanticide, homosexuality or abortion — by appealing to the Bible. But to what extent can we rely on what the Bible has to say about morality? In this paper, James Rachels, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, raises questions about the legitimacy of such Biblical justifications.

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Thinking tools
Information
Think , Volume 1 , Issue 1 , Spring 2002 , pp. 93 - 101
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Copyright © The Royal Institute of Philosophy 2002