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If God is Dead, Everything is Permitted? (Paperback)
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If God is Dead, Everything is Permitted? (Paperback)
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Dostoevsky's dictum that when God is dead everything is permitted
can have several meanings. It can refer to the behavior of
individuals suggesting that someone who is or becomes an unbeliever
will conduct himself immorally. Alternatively, the saying can
pertain to the moral character of an entire country and mean a
society that rejects God is doomed to moral decay. Guenter Lewy
presents a few of the major arguments of those who question the
relationship between morality and religion, and examines the case
for the continuing dependence of morality upon religion. Beginning
with Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov Lewy introduces the reader
to the position that morality depends on religious belief. He then
follows the idea throughout history, from its origin, to its
extension during the Enlightment, to the Victorians, to the roots
of atheism. Lewy then presents a critical discussion of Sweden as a
model of a secular nation where morality is retained although most
of the population is not religious. He shows that Sweden offers a
serious and unique illustration of how democracy and morality can
flourish in a post-modern environment. "If God is Dead, Everything
is Permitted"? as the author acknowledges, is more of an essay than
a seemless history of the relationship of religion and morality.
Lewy's fascination with the intersection and influence of religion
on morality is not a new topic. Indeed the discussion is important
and alive today in light of new technological and scientific
advances. Although Lewy may not put closure to the debate about
whether morality is dependent on religion the evidence presented
here sheds light on the morality of today by examining its
historical past.
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