by Stephen Darwall
Think deeply about the connection between God and morality.
SERIES
God and Morality
MEET YOUR LECTURER
Stephen Darwall
I teach in the Department of Philosophy at Yale University. I taught for twenty-four years at the University of Michigan and, before that, for twelve at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. My books include Impartial Reason, The British Moralists and the Internal ‘Ought’, Philosophical Ethics, and Welfare and Rational Care.
Episodes
EPISODE ONE
Part 1
Stephen Darwall considers the relationship between morality and God. Specifically, he asks: is morality the same thing as the commands of God? Is there no morality if there is no God? Ultimately, Stephen will argue that morality and God’s commands are distinct, even if there is a God who commands moral things. However, in this first video, Steve considers why you might like the view that morality just is God’s commands.
EPISODE TWO
Part 2
Stephen Darwall considers the relationship between morality and God. Specifically, he asks: is morality the same thing as the commands of God? Is there no morality if there is no God? Stephen thinks the answer to both these questions is ‘no’. He argues that, if you believe God exists and that we should follow his commands *for certain reasons*, then you should *not* think that morality just is whatever God commands.
