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Full Idea
Late medieval nominalism defended the sovereignty of God as incompatible with there being an order in nature which by itself defined good and bad.
Clarification
'Nominalists' were opponents of Plato's theory of Forms
Gist of Idea
Nominalists defended the sovereignty of God against the idea of natural existing good and evil
Source
Charles Taylor (Sources of the Self [1989], §3.3)
Book Ref
Taylor,Charles: 'Sources of the Self' [CUP 1992], p.82
A Reaction
Part of their attack on Platonism. But what made them place such a high value on the sovereignty of God?
| 4004 | Consistency presupposes intrinsic description [Taylor,C] |
| 4003 | Selfhood and moral values are inextricably intertwined [Taylor,C] |
| 4005 | To have respect for people, you must feel their claims, or their injustices, or hold them in awe [Taylor,C] |
| 4006 | I can only be aware of myself as a person who changes by means of my personal history [Taylor,C] |
| 4009 | Nominalists defended the sovereignty of God against the idea of natural existing good and evil [Taylor,C] |
| 4010 | In later utilitarianism the modern stress on freedom leads to the rejection of paternalism [Taylor,C] |
| 4002 | My aim is to map the connections between our sense of self and our moral understanding [Taylor,C] |
| 4020 | The modern self has disengaged reason, self-exploration, and personal commitment [Taylor,C] |
| 4021 | Willingness to risk life was the constitutive quality of the man of honour [Taylor,C] |