Project Gutenberg 2014-04-14 Public domain in the USA. 131 Mangasarian, M. M. (Mangasar Mugurditch) 1859 1943 Mangasarian, Mangasar Mugurditch Morality Without God A Lecture Delivered Before the Independent Religious Society Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive "Morality Without God" by M. M. Mangasarian is a philosophical lecture published in the early 20th century, specifically in 1905. The book tackles the contentious question of whether morality is possible without belief in a deity. Through a vigorous critique of traditional religious thought, it explores the independence of moral principles from religious dogma, arguing that moral behavior can exist outside the confines of religious belief. In the text, Mangasarian makes the case that morality is not only possible without God but that the association of moral behavior with religious belief is largely a manipulation to sustain religious ideologies. He critiques the notion pervasive among theologians that morality inherently relies on a belief in God, suggesting instead that moral actions stem from human empathy, social needs, and a natural sense of right and wrong. By analyzing historical and philosophical perspectives, he highlights how ethical behavior exists independently and can flourish based on reason and human experience rather than divine mandates or fear of punishment. The lecture ultimately aims to liberate moral thought from theological constraints, framing it as a natural part of human existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Ethics Christian ethics BJ Text Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 79082 2025-07-18T10:58:25.436314 text/html 55741 2024-10-24T05:45:57 text/html 100072 2025-07-18T10:58:30.316257 application/epub+zip 98615 2025-07-18T10:58:28.098273 application/epub+zip 92394 2025-07-18T10:58:27.030279 application/epub+zip 212880 2025-07-18T10:58:31.992249 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 205541 2025-07-18T10:58:29.658264 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 203035 2022-09-20T17:34:12.502510 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 66242 2025-07-18T10:58:25.177297 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46443 2024-10-24T05:45:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17011 2025-07-18T10:58:32.108253 application/rdf+xml 14047 2025-07-18T10:58:27.506294 image/jpeg 3630 2025-07-18T10:58:27.266297 image/jpeg 98202 2025-07-18T10:58:25.443310 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia