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Society Needs Morality

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Robert A. Hinde
Robert A. Hinde*
Affiliation:
St. John’s College, Cambridge CB2 1TP, UK. E-mail: rah15@cam.ac.uk
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Abstract

Morality must be resurrected in our societies. It must be a morality whose nature and sources are understood and are in keeping with current reality. Hitherto, morality has been seen as closely related to religion. That religious belief is helpful to many is indisputable, but religious narratives, treated literally, are unacceptable to modern minds, and the supposed nature of God, as discussed by sophisticated theologians, is inaccessible to everyman. Morality, based on an understanding of human nature as shaped by culture, offers hope for the future.

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European Review , Volume 19 , Issue 1 , February 2011 , pp. 105 - 117
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Copyright © Academia Europaea 2011

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