We must be nourished by the forbidden fruit, the knowledge of good and evil, if we are to make informed choices. In this original and penetrating book, america's leading secular humanist philosopher affirms that it is possible to live the good life and be morally responsible without belief in religion. In order to progress to a maximum level of creative development, he maintains that we must be nourished by the forbidden fruit of the knowledge of good and evil, grounding principles and values in autonomous reason.
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In this original and penetrating book, america's leading secular humanist philosopher affirms that it is possible to live the good life and be morally responsible without belief in religion
Kurtz delineates the means by which humanity can transcend the limitations of traditional religious loyalties and achieve a higher stage of ethics.
In this original and penetrating book, kurtz delineates the means by which humanity can transcend the limitations of traditional religious loyalties and achieve a higher stage of ethics. Are there secularethical principles and values that are vital for a world in crisis?in this new edition offorbidden fruit, kurtz defends the ethics of secularism and humanism. He talks about his book forbidden fruit, which focuses on the application of science and reason to the good life and to normative ethics He argues that ethics need not have religious foundations, and that ethics should instead have purely secular and humanist sources.
Forbidden fruit contains important chapters on ethical excellences for individuals, moral education for children, and thoughts on privacy and human rights, in addition to presenting concrete. Forbidden fruit is kurtzβs attempt to show how this is possible Taking his title consciously from genesis 3, he affirms an ethic which is βbased on a scientific and naturalistic theory of nature and human nature and is grounded in the rational knowledge of good and evilβ (16). Paul kurtzβs book forbidden fruit
The ethics of humanism, is a pivotal work in secular humanism
Kurtz was among the first writers to explain the evolution of morality based on secular principles, as opposed to religion. In this original and penetrating book, kurtz delineates the means by which humanity can transcend the limitations of traditional religious loyalties and achieve a higher stage of ethics Fundamentalists deny the possibility ofethics without belief in god
