Kierkegaard's Ethic of Love Divine Commands and Moral Obligations

Name: Kierkegaard's Ethic of Love Divine Commands and Moral Obligations
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ISBN: 9780199206049

ISBN-10: 019920604X

ISBN-13: 9780199206049

Edition: 2006

Authors: C. Stephen Evans

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C. Stephen Evans explains and defends Kierkegaard's account of moral obligations as rooted in God's commands, the fundamental command being `You shall love your neighbour as yourself'. The work will be of interest not only to those interested in Kierkegaard, but also to those interested in the relation between ethics and religion, especially questions about whether morality can or must have a religious foundation. As well as providing a comprehensive reading of Kierkegaard as anethical thinker, Evans puts him into conversation with contemporary moral theorists. Kierkegaard's divine command theory is shown to be an account that safeguards human flourishing, as well as protecting the proper…

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List price: $66.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/12/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 376
Size: 5.43" wide x 8.50" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Kevin Vanhoozer is Research Professor of Systematic Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.James K. A. Smith is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of Seminars in Christian Scholarship at Calvin College.Bruce Ellis Benson is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Wheaton College.Kevin Vanhoozer is Research Professor of Systematic Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.James K. A. Smith is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of Seminars in Christian Scholarship at Calvin College.Bruce Ellis Benson is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Wheaton College.




God and Moral Obligation: Is a Link Possible?



The Ethical as a 'Stage' of Existence: Either/Or and Radical Choice



'The Ethical' in Fear and Trembling



The Ethical Task as the Human Task



Divine Commands as the Basis for Moral Obligation



The Humanistic Character of Commanded Love



Divine Commands: How Given and To Whom?



Who Is My Neighbour? Can Love Be a Duty?



Neighbour-Love, Natural Loves, and Social Relations



Contemporary Meta-Ethical Alternatives: Evolutionary Naturalism



Contemporary Meta-Ethical Alternatives: Humanistic Naturalism



Contemporary Meta-Ethical Alternatives: Relativism and Nihilism



Conclusions: Divine Command Morality in a Pluralistic Society


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