Within the Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, there seems to be a tension between at least two traditions:
Some background on this tension:
This opens up an interesting question: what sort of tradition will various Abrahamic monotheists opt for? Will they opt for the realist/objectivist tradition? Or will they opt for a subjectivist tradition of blind obedience? Some Abahamic monotheists have clearly made their decision...
An objectivist (or realist) position that recognizes that actions can be morally right or morally wrong independent of what Gos says, commands, etc.
A subjectivist position that claims that actions are morally right or morally wrong in virtue of God's commands, say-so, etc. This is often called divine command theory, or DCT for short.
A subjectivist position that claims that actions are morally right or morally wrong in virtue of God's commands, say-so, etc. This is often called divine command theory, or DCT for short.
Some background on this tension:
"Muslim patients and cross-gender interactions in medicine: an Islamic bioethical perspective"
http://pmr.uchicago.edu/sites/pmr.uc...ve,%202010.pdf
"Beyond Divine Command Theory: Moral Realism in the Hebrew Bible"
http://www.hts.org.za/index.php/HTS/...ewFile/160/237
http://pmr.uchicago.edu/sites/pmr.uc...ve,%202010.pdf
"Beyond Divine Command Theory: Moral Realism in the Hebrew Bible"
http://www.hts.org.za/index.php/HTS/...ewFile/160/237
[emphasis added] (308-309)."
This opens up an interesting question: what sort of tradition will various Abrahamic monotheists opt for? Will they opt for the realist/objectivist tradition? Or will they opt for a subjectivist tradition of blind obedience? Some Abahamic monotheists have clearly made their decision...
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