Divine Command Morality: Historical and Contemporary ReadingsAn anthology that provides new translations and makes available much of the relevant historical literature needed for an exploration of the view that morality is very literally created by God. Contains 41 selections representing discussions of divine command morality in Ancient philosophy, scholastic philosophical theology, the Reformation tradition, the British modern period, and contemporary analytic philosophy. This book includes a bibliography of Latin, French, English, German, and Italian sources on divine command morality. |
Contents
A GUIDE TO | 1 |
The Rationale of Divine Command Morality | 8 |
An Offshoot of Divine Command Ethics | 21 |
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A. C. Ewing absolutely according action answer arbitrary argument authority believe binding Christian Ethics claim conception concerning conformity consequently contingent contrary created creatures criteria Criterion definition depend divine command ethics divine command morality divine command theory doctrine duty Eric D'Arcy eternal Euthyphro Euthyphro dilemma evil existence expressed fact follows Gabriel Biel God's command grace happiness Hebrew-Christian Hence holy human idea Immutable Morality independent intrinsic Jean Gerson Jesus Christ justice Kai Nielsen law of nature logically mand means metaethical moral obligation moral standards natural law neces necessarily necessary moral truths notion obedience obey object obligatory Ockham omnipotent Patterson Brown perfect philosophers position possible precept principle problem prohibition proposition question Ralph Cudworth rational reason Religious Morality revelation right and wrong righteousness Robert Merrihew Adams rule sense theism theological ethics things tion true understand unjust virtue word worthy of worship