An Essay on Divine Authority /

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In the first book wholly concerned with divine authority, Mark C. Murphy explores the extent of God's rule over created rational beings. The author challenges the view-widely supported by theists and nontheists alike-that if God exists, then humans must be bound by an obligation of obedience to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Murphy, Mark C.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2002.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
God.
Gezag.
Christentum
Autorität
Philosophical theology.
God (Christianity)
Authority > Religious aspects > Christianity.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
Dieu (Christianisme)
Theologie philosophique.
Autorite > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • What divine authority is
  • The compliance thesis
  • Divine authority and divine perfection
  • Divine command metaethics and the authority thesis
  • Moral arguments for the authority thesis
  • The authority thesis and orthodox Christianity
  • A solution to the problem of divine authority.

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