True naturalism, goodness, and God

Think 19 (56):109-120 (2020)
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I defend a form of naturalism which has much in common with Iris Murdoch's ‘true naturalism’, but I argue that it can accommodate God. I consider what it could mean for naturalism to be theistic in this sense, and respond to the charge that it leaves no room for the transcendent.

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Fiona Ellis
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The Sovereignty of Good.Iris Murdoch - 1971 - Religious Studies 8 (2):180-181.
Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals.Iris Murdoch - 1995 - Journal of Speculative Philosophy 9 (1):78-81.

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