Anscombe, G. E. M.

Faith in a hard ground : essays on religion, philosophy, and ethics / [print] by G.E.M. Anscombe ; edited by Mary Geach and Luke Gormally. - Exeter, U.K. ; Charlottesville, Virginia : Imprint Academic, (c)2008. - xxvi, 273 pages ; 21 cm. - St. Andrews studies in philosophy and public affairs ; v. 11 . - St. Andrews studies in philosophy and public affairs ; v. 11. .

Includes bibliographies and index.

What is it to believe someone? -- Faith -- Prophecy and miracles -- Hume on miracles -- Paganism, superstition and philosophy -- On the hatred of God -- On attachment to things and obedience to God -- Twenty opinions common among modern Anglo-American philosophers -- The immortality of the soul -- On transubstantiation -- Authority in morals -- On being in good faith -- Morality -- Sin -- Two moral theologians -- Contraception and chastity -- On Humanae vitae -- Address to the clergy : on contraception and natural family planning -- Contraception, chastity and the vocation of marriage -- The early embryo: theoretical doubts and practical certainties -- The moral environment of the child -- Christians and nuclear weapons designed for the destruction of cities -- Simony in Africa -- Philosophers and economists : two philosophers' objections to usury -- On wisdom.

Essays by the celebrated twentieth-century philosopher, G.E.M. Anscombe.



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Catholic Church--Doctrines.


Christianity--Philosophy.
Faith.
Religion--Philosophy.
Christian ethics.
Ethics.
Philosophy.


Collection of essays.

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