Combining Philosophers

Ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Joseph Joubert and Leucippus

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28. God / A. Divine Nature / 6. Divine Morality / c. God is the good

8105	We can't exactly conceive virtue without the idea of God [Joubert]
	Full Idea: If we exclude the idea of God, it is impossible to have an exact idea of virtue.
	From: Joseph Joubert (Notebooks [1800], 1808)
	A reaction: I suspect that an 'exact' idea is impossible even with an idea of God. This is an interesting defence of the importance of God in moral thinking, but it only requires the concept of a supreme being, and not belief.