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| Religious beliefs: in contrast to other beliefs, religious beliefs are usually not subject of a questioning. Thus, for example, this is not about the probability of their application or the possibility of their refutation. Even if there are religious arguments, belief itself is not argumentative. See also beliefs._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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J.-J. Rousseau on Religious Belief - Dictionary of Arguments
Höffe I 278 Belief/State religion/Rousseau/Höffe: The confession is (...), determined by the sovereign and consists in a "spirit of cooperation, without which it is impossible to be a good citizen and a Höffe I 279 a faithful subject"(1). Belief/Community/Dogmas/Rousseau: For one must acknowledge the existence of a deity, and in addition attribute omnipotence, omniscience and charity to it. One must believe in the future life, in which the righteous are happy, but the wicked are punished. The social contract and the laws flowing from it must be considered sacred. Negative dogma: prohibition of intolerance. >Religion/Rousseau. 1. Rousseau, The Social Contract (Du contrat social ou Principes du droit politique), 1762, IV, 8_____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Rousseau I J. J. Rousseau Les Confessions, 1765-1770, publ. 1782-1789 German Edition: The Confessions 1953 Höffe I Otfried Höffe Geschichte des politischen Denkens München 2016 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-27