Research output per year
Research output per year
Project Details
Description
The project investigated the application of deviant systems of quantified modal logic to solve longstanding problems in the philosophy of religion, such as, whether it would be right to torture innocent babies if God commanded it.
Layman's description
If God is the source of morality, could it be right to torture innocent babies if God commanded it? This project shows that it's consistent to maintain that God is the source morality consistently with its not being right to do everything he commands. In particular, if God isn't loving, then there aren't any truths at all about morality, in which case, it wouldn't be right to do what he commands.
Key findings
The project developed a deviant modal logic to show the consistency of God's being the source of morality with it not being always obligatory to obey his commands.
| Status | Finished |
|---|---|
| Effective start/end date | 1/04/07 → 30/06/07 |
Funding
- AHRC: £19,375.00
Keywords
- BC Logic
- BJ Ethics
- BL Religion
Research output
- 2 Chapter (peer-reviewed)
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Is Timothy Williamson a Necessary Existent?
Efird, D., 25 Mar 2010, Modality: Metaphysics, Logic, and Epistemology. Hale, B. & Hoffman, A. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 97-107 11 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
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Divine Command Theory and The Semantics of Quantified Modal Logic
Efird, D., 2009, New Waves in Philosophy of Religion. Nagasawa, Y. & Wielenberg, E. (eds.). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 91-104 14 p. (New Waves in Philosophy).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)