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

• Autore: Harris Michael J. <1964, >
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (222 p.)
• Disciplina: 296.3/6
• Soggetto topico: Religious ethics; Christian ethics; Jewish ethics
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Divine command ethics
• ISBN: 1-134-43026-4; 1-138-86976-7; 1-280-07284-9; 0-203-63393-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450327003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Philosophical ideas in debate.