03052oam 2200661I 450 991045032700332120200520144314.01-134-43026-41-138-86976-71-280-07284-90-203-63393-810.4324/9780203633939 (CKB)1000000000249289(EBL)182447(OCoLC)56335806(SSID)ssj0000294159(PQKBManifestationID)11278000(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000294159(PQKBWorkID)10303502(PQKB)11082542(MiAaPQ)EBC182447(Au-PeEL)EBL182447(CaPaEBR)ebr10099917(CaONFJC)MIL7284(EXLCZ)99100000000024928920180331d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDivine command ethics Jewish and Christian perspectives /Michael J. HarrisLondon ;New York :RoutledgeCurzon,2003.1 online resource (222 p.)Philosophical ideas in debateDescription based upon print version of record.0-203-63843-3 0-415-29769-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-204) and index.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; IndexThe 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 Philosophical ideas in debate.Religious ethicsChristian ethicsJewish ethicsElectronic books.Religious ethics.Christian ethics.Jewish ethics.296.3/6Harris Michael J.1964,912406MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450327003321Divine command ethics2043640UNINA