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Free Will, Moral Responsibility, and the Desire to Be a God
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44,99 € |
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| Verlag: | Lexington Books |
| Format: | EPUB |
| Veröffentl.: | 04.09.2020 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9781793632654 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 202 |
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<p><span>Free Will, Moral Responsibility, and the Desire to be a God</span><span> explores the hidden corridors of the moral responsibility system to discover why that system is so widely accepted and passionately defended. The moral responsibility system has obvious charms: it provides justification for our powerful strike-back motives, transforms selfishness into the virtuous defense of our justly deserved special benefits, draws a radical distinction between humans and the other species we exploit, and protects our nonconscious belief in a just world. Those charms notwithstanding, the resilience and endurance of the moral responsibility system indicates a hidden force that not only binds together the pieces of the system but also motivates our stubborn devotion to that system. That hidden force is a </span><span>non</span><span>conscious desire to be a god: a desire that afflicts both believers and atheists, and that is almost universally denied (Nietzsche being a special exception). That desire can be found throughout the history of philosophy, from Aristotle to the present. It is also manifested in myths and a variety of religious practices and teachings. The breadth, power and harm of nonconscious “apotheosis aspiration” is the focus of this study.</span></p>
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<p><span>This book</span><span> </span><span>examines a nonconscious and profoundly harmful desire that is almost universally denied: the desire to be a god. Afflicting believers and nonbelievers alike, the desire is manifested in religious myths and throughout the history of philosophy.</span></p>
<p><span>Acknowledgments</span></p>
<p><span>Preface</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter One: Apotheosis Aspiration</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter Two: Promiscuous Teleology and Apotheosis Aspiration</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter Three: The Self-Made Man</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter Four: Human Uniqueness, Miraculous Will Power, and Rational Godliness</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter Five: The System of Apotheosis Aspiration</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter Six: </span><span>Reductio ad Absurdum </span><span>Defenses of the Apotheosis Aspiration System</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter Seven: The Perils of Apotheosis Aspiration</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter Eight: The Cure for Apotheosis Aspiration</span></p>
<p><span>Bibliography</span></p>
<p><span>Index</span></p>
<p><span>About the Author</span></p>
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<p><span>Preface</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter One: Apotheosis Aspiration</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter Two: Promiscuous Teleology and Apotheosis Aspiration</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter Three: The Self-Made Man</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter Four: Human Uniqueness, Miraculous Will Power, and Rational Godliness</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter Five: The System of Apotheosis Aspiration</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter Six: </span><span>Reductio ad Absurdum </span><span>Defenses of the Apotheosis Aspiration System</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter Seven: The Perils of Apotheosis Aspiration</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter Eight: The Cure for Apotheosis Aspiration</span></p>
<p><span>Bibliography</span></p>
<p><span>Index</span></p>
<p><span>About the Author</span></p>
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<p><span>Bruce N. Waller </span><span>is retired professor of philosophy at Youngstown State University. </span></p>
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