KIERKEGAARD'S ETHIC OF LOVE by C. Stephen Evans ( 9780199206049 )

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KIERKEGAARD'S ETHIC OF LOVE
DIVINE COMMANDS AND MORAL OBLIGATIONS

By:

C. Stephen Evans

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019920604X

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OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

27 July, 2006

Pages:

380

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

Synopsis:

C. Stephen Evans explains and defends Kierkegaard's account of moral obligations as rooted in God's commands, the fundamental command being 'You shall love your neighbour as yourself'. The work will be of interest not only to those interested in Kierkegaard, but also to those interested in the relation between ethics and religion, especially questions about whether morality can or must have a religious foundation. As well as providing a comprehensive reading of Kierkegaard as an ethical thinker, Evans puts him into conversation with contemporary moral theorists. Kierkegaard's divine command theory is shown to be an account that safeguards human flourishing, as well as protecting the proper relations between religion and state in a pluralistic society.

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