In this article, I defend a view that connects morality again to religion, overcoming the modern conception of the moral autonomy that has produced the secularization of morality. I start from the current crisis of ethics due to the lack of moral justification and motivation that secular ethical theories do not seem able to fill. Then, I show how a theistic conception of morality, particularly a theistic metaphysics, can justify moral values’ objectivity and normativity better than other ethical theories. Finally, I sustain that theism has the advantage to offer a moral motivation that makes explicit the relationship between morality and the ultimate meaning of life.
Morale e religione: alla ricerca di una nuova alleanza
A. Aguti
2021
Abstract
In this article, I defend a view that connects morality again to religion, overcoming the modern conception of the moral autonomy that has produced the secularization of morality. I start from the current crisis of ethics due to the lack of moral justification and motivation that secular ethical theories do not seem able to fill. Then, I show how a theistic conception of morality, particularly a theistic metaphysics, can justify moral values’ objectivity and normativity better than other ethical theories. Finally, I sustain that theism has the advantage to offer a moral motivation that makes explicit the relationship between morality and the ultimate meaning of life.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
