Cosmic Gratitude

Classically, gratitude is a tri-polar construal, logically ordering a benefactor, a benefice, and a beneficiary in a favour-giving-receiving situation. Grammatically, the poles are distinguished and bound together by the prepositions ‘to’ and ‘for’; so I call this classic concept ‘to-for’ gratitude....

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Roberts, Robert C. 1942- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: University of Innsbruck in cooperation with the John Hick Centre for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Birmingham [2014]
In: European journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2014, Volume: 6, Issue: 3, Pages: 65-83
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Gratitude / Religious philosophy / Cosmic consciousness / God
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
Volltext (teilw. kostenfrei)