Filial Gratitude and God's Right to Command
Defenders of theistic morality sometimes insist that God's will can impose moral obligation only if God has a right to command. The right is compared to that which parents have over their children and which is thought to derive from a filial debt of gratitude. This essay examines arguments for...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1991
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Journal of religious ethics
Year: 1991, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 93-118 |
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| Summary: | Defenders of theistic morality sometimes insist that God's will can impose moral obligation only if God has a right to command. The right is compared to that which parents have over their children and which is thought to derive from a filial debt of gratitude. This essay examines arguments for divine authority based on gratitude which employ the parental analogy. It is argued that neither parental nor divine authority is based on gratitude. An alternative derivation of parental authority is suggested but shown to be unavailable to those who would compare divine to parental rights. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9795 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics
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