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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783612403321

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

1-134-43025-6

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

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