1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450327003321

Autore

Harris Michael J. <1964, >

Titolo

Divine command ethics : Jewish and Christian perspectives / / Michael J. Harris

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2003

ISBN

1-134-43026-4

1-138-86976-7

1-280-07284-9

0-203-63393-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (222 p.)

Collana

Philosophical ideas in debate

Disciplina

296.3/6

Soggetti

Religious ethics

Christian ethics

Jewish ethics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-204) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Explanation of abbreviations; Introduction; Divine Command Theory and The Shared Moral Universe of God and Humanity: the analytical framework of the project; Analytic discussion of positions on DCT and SMU in philosophy and contemporary Jewish thought; Biblical texts; SMU: Rabbinic texts and concepts and post-Talmudic rabbinic thought; Divine Command Theory in the texts of Jewish tradition; The Akedah: Genesis 22 and DCT/SMU; DCT/SMU and the commandment to wipe out Amalek; Concluding reflections; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The central aim of this book is to attempt to determine the response of the classic texts of Jewish traditions to the famous dilemma posed in Plato's Euthyphro: Does God freely determine morality, or is morality independent of God?The author argues that the picture that emerges from Jewish texts is significantly more complex and nuanced than most of the contemporary Jewish philosophical literature is prepared to concede. While providing an extensive discussion of the perspective of Jewish tradition on divine command ethics, this book develops a



position that is distinct

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911004737903321

Autore

Lemnitzer Anne

Titolo

Geo-Congress 2022 : Site and Soil Characterization, Computational Geotechnics, Risk, and Lessons Learned

Pubbl/distr/stampa

, : American Society of Civil Engineers, , 2022

©2022

ISBN

9781523144792

1523144793

9780784484036

0784484031

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (729 pages)

Collana

Geotechnical Special Publications ; ; v.333

Altri autori (Persone)

StuedleinArmin Wilhelm <1978->

Soggetti

Geotechnical engineering

Soil mechanics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

GSP 333 contains 71 peer-reviewed papers on site and soil characterization, computational geotechnics, and risk presented at Geo-Congress 2022, held in Charlotte, North Carolina, March 20-23, 2022.