Zu einer Ethik göttlicher Gebote: Andreas von Neufchateau und der Willkürgott
Recent debate on an ethics of divine commands has given rise to a new interest in this issue concerning medieval authors who put forward such an ethics. Prominent among these authors is William of Ockham. There is another important contribution by Andrew of Neufchateau, whose relevant questions have...
| Subtitles: | Denken im Dialog mit der Geschichte: Gerhard Leibold zum 70. Geburtstag |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | German |
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2015
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Zeitschrift für katholische Theologie
Year: 2015, Volume: 137, Issue: 1, Pages: 23-43 |
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| Summary: | Recent debate on an ethics of divine commands has given rise to a new interest in this issue concerning medieval authors who put forward such an ethics. Prominent among these authors is William of Ockham. There is another important contribution by Andrew of Neufchateau, whose relevant questions have been edited some time ago. On closer examination of this text it seems that the main goal of ethical considerations of this type is to explain the applicability of value predicates in a context that considers things, properties, events and actions from a merely descriptive point of view. The relevant standards for value-judgements are found in the free will of God to create a world that could have also been created otherwise, and that therefore is strictly contingent. The possible criteria for value-judgements in such a contingent world are given by the commands and ordinations of God who might have been advocated by the theologians in order to find certainty and stability in an otherwise instable and unreliable world. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für katholische Theologie
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