Kierkegaard's ethic of love : divine commands and moral obligations / C. Stephen Evans.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Evans, C. Stephen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Love--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Love.

Ethics.

Kierkegaard, Sren, 1813-1855.

Kierkegaard, Sren.

Kierkegaard, Sren, 1813-1855. Krlighedens gerninger.

Kierkegaard, Sren, 1813-1855. Frygt og bven.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (377 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This account of Kierkegaard's ethical views sees him against the backdrop of nineteenth-century European society but shows the relevance of his thought for the twenty-first century. His view of morality as grounded in God's command to love our neighbours as ourselves has clear advantages over contemporary secular rivals.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-342) and index.

ISBN:

0-19-920604-X

1-282-05287-X

9786612052873

0-19-153407-2

OCLC:

57720435