Faith and Philosophy 28 (2):190-208 (2011)
| Authors |
|
| Abstract |
At least since Robert Adams’s “A Modified Divine Command Theory of Ethical Wrongness” in 1973, there has been a renewed interest in divine commandtheory (DCT), with many variations currently on offer. Despite these recent developments, Mark Murphy has argued that DCT still faces the fundamental problem of explaining the nature and ground of God’s authority. In response to this problem, Murphy has recently offered an alternative explanation of divine authority based on the idea of consenting to obey God’s commands. I argue that although Murphy’s innovative account fails as he presents it, it can be made to work
|
| Keywords | Contemporary Philosophy Philosophy and Religion |
| Categories | (categorize this paper) |
| ISBN(s) | 0739-7046 |
| DOI | 10.5840/faithphil20112824 |
| Options |
Mark as duplicate
Export citation
Request removal from index
|
Download options
PhilArchive copy
Upload a copy of this paper Check publisher's policy Papers currently archived: 69,018
External links
- From the Publisher via CrossRef (no proxy)
- pdcnet.org (no proxy)
- pdcnet.org [2] (no proxy)
- place.asburyseminary.edu
(no proxy)
Setup an account with your affiliations in order to access resources via your University's proxy server
Configure custom proxy (use this if your affiliation does not provide a proxy)
Through your library
- Sign in / register and customize your OpenURL resolver..
- Configure custom resolver
References found in this work BETA
Citations of this work BETA
The Authority of God and the Meaning of the Atonement.Ryan W. Davis - 2014 - Religious Studies 50 (4):405-423.
Similar books and articles
Filial Gratitude and God's Right to Command.Joseph L. Lombardi - 1991 - Journal of Religious Ethics 19 (1):93 - 118.
Kant on Recognizing Our Duties As God’s Commands.John E. Hare - 2000 - Faith and Philosophy 17 (4):459-478.
Divine Will Theory: Desires or Intentions?Christian Miller - 2009 - In Jonathan Kvanvig (ed.), Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Religion. Oxford University Press.
The Moral Obligations of Reasonable Non-Believers: A Special Problem for Divine Command Metaethics.Wes Morriston - 2009 - International Journal for Philosophy of Religion 65 (1):1 - 10.
Divine Authority and Divine Perfection.Mark C. Murphy - 2001 - International Journal for Philosophy of Religion 49 (3):155-177.
Divine Desire Theory and Obligation.Christian Miller - 2009 - In Yujin Nagasawa & Erik J. Wielenberg (eds.), New Waves in Philosophy of Religion. Palgrave-Macmillan. pp. 105--24.
A Jewish Modified Divine Command Theory.Randi Rashkover Martin Kavka - 2004 - Journal of Religious Ethics 32 (2):387 - 414.
Supervenience and Property-Identical Divine-Command Theory.Michael J. Almeida - 2004 - Religious Studies 40 (3):323-333.
Divine Simplicity and Divine Command Ethics.Susan Peppers-Bates - 2008 - International Philosophical Quarterly 48 (3):361-369.
Divine Command and Ethical Duty: A Critique of the Scriptural Argument.Simin Rahimi - 2008 - Journal of Islamic Philosophy 4:77-108.
Analytics
Added to PP index
2011-12-02
Total views
54 ( #208,190 of 2,498,536 )
Recent downloads (6 months)
4 ( #171,114 of 2,498,536 )
2011-12-02
Total views
54 ( #208,190 of 2,498,536 )
Recent downloads (6 months)
4 ( #171,114 of 2,498,536 )
How can I increase my downloads?
Downloads
