03042nam 22006614a 450 991095474000332120251116175308.01-134-43025-61-134-43026-41-138-86976-71-280-07284-90-203-63393-810.4324/9780203633939 (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)99100000000024928920021104d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDivine command ethics Jewish and Christian perspectives /Michael J. HarrisLondon ;New York RoutledgeCurzon20031 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 ethicsReligious ethics.Christian ethics.Jewish ethics.296.3/6Harris Michael J.1964-1873022MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910954740003321Divine command ethics4482927UNINA