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The Limits of Religion in a Liberal Society
I have decided to upload my paper on "The Limits of Religion in a Liberal Society", a critical analysis of Rawls' assessment of religion in his work "Political Liberalism".
You may reproduce parts or the whole of the essay elsewhere if you want, if you credit the source and include this copyright-notice
(not that I assume anyone would want to, though - just in case I might indeed one day, when I'll be a famous philosopher *cough*, publish something based on that paper)
This is the download-link:
"The Limits of Religion in a Liberal Society" - Speedshare
(The "real" download-button is the small one at the bottom, in between the three large ads.)
... and since there seems to be a problem with the above link for some IP's:
Alternative Link
Here, you have to wait 30 seconds, only then will the countdown turn into the download-button.
It's a password-protected archive containing only the pdf of the paper. The password is (without the inverted commas): 'mphil.livejournal.com'
-Enjoy!
ADDENDUM:
There is a quote in that essay from Jean-Jaques Rousseau's "Social Contract". Since I didn't have the English translation at hand, I simply quoted it in German. Here is the translation of that quote:
"In my opinion, those who distinguish between civil and theological intolerance are mistaken. These two forms of intolerance are inseparable. It is impossible to live in peace with people one believes to be damned; [...] It is an absolute duty to either redeem or to torture them. [...] Such a dogma ["Outside of the church there is no salvation"] is good only in a theocratic government; in any other, it is pernicious."
You may reproduce parts or the whole of the essay elsewhere if you want, if you credit the source and include this copyright-notice
(not that I assume anyone would want to, though - just in case I might indeed one day, when I'll be a famous philosopher *cough*, publish something based on that paper)
This is the download-link:
"The Limits of Religion in a Liberal Society" - Speedshare
(The "real" download-button is the small one at the bottom, in between the three large ads.)
... and since there seems to be a problem with the above link for some IP's:
Alternative Link
Here, you have to wait 30 seconds, only then will the countdown turn into the download-button.
It's a password-protected archive containing only the pdf of the paper. The password is (without the inverted commas): 'mphil.livejournal.com'
-Enjoy!
ADDENDUM:
There is a quote in that essay from Jean-Jaques Rousseau's "Social Contract". Since I didn't have the English translation at hand, I simply quoted it in German. Here is the translation of that quote:
"In my opinion, those who distinguish between civil and theological intolerance are mistaken. These two forms of intolerance are inseparable. It is impossible to live in peace with people one believes to be damned; [...] It is an absolute duty to either redeem or to torture them. [...] Such a dogma ["Outside of the church there is no salvation"] is good only in a theocratic government; in any other, it is pernicious."
(Anonymous)
Probably doesn't matter. I don't know who Rawls is anyway, so may not understand any of the paper.
Doesn't matter if you don't know Rawls - everything I take from him, I explain in the introduction :)
...hope this helps, but I might try to upload it somewhere else.
(Anonymous)
:)
Once you open the page, you have to wait for about a minute until you can download the file for free. The button for the free download will only be active after that time has passed:
Alternative Link
(Anonymous)
Limits of religion in a liberal society.
Hazel.
I think the issue of childhood religious indoctrination is interesting and important. It might seem horribly restrictive to state what parents can't say to their children, but if they told children that there was a hidden torture chamber in the basement, where they will be put if they are bad, that would surely be considered a problem. How is Hell different?
(Anonymous)
In answer to Steve's wondering, you're a future great German philosopher. A Kant of the 21st century (without the idealism of course.) :D
Brian.
I didn't have the English version of the Social Contract - but here is a translation of the quote:
"In my opinion, those who distinguish between civil and theological intolerance are mistaken. These two forms of intolerance are inseparable. It is impossible to live in peace with people one believes to be damned; [...] It is an absolute duty to either redeem or to torture them. [...] Such a dogma ["Outside of the church there is no salvation"] is good only in a theocratic government; in any other, it is pernicious."
(Anonymous)
I should say
(Anonymous)
thanks much
(Anonymous)
well done
(Anonymous)
thank you