Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 494 g
Divine Command Theory in Arabo-Islamic Thought
Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 494 g
Reihe: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East
ISBN: 978-0-415-55519-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
Challenging traditional stereotypes of Islam, the book refutes contemporary claims that Islam is a defining case of ethical voluntarism, and that the prominent theory in Islamic ethical thought is Divine Command Theory. The author argues that, in fact, early Arab-Islamic scholars articulated moral theories: theories of value and theories of obligation. She traces the development of Arabo-Islamic ethics from the early Islamic theological and political debates between the Kharijites and the Murji’ites, shedding new light on the moral theory of Abd al-Jabbar al-Mu’tazili and the effects of this moral theory on post-Mu’tazilite ethical thought.
Highlighting important aspects in the development of Islamic thought, this book will appeal to students and scholars of Islamic moral thought and ethics, Islamic law, and religious fundamentalism.
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Introduction 1. Theoretical and Historical Background 2. Ethical Presuppositions of The Qur’an and the Hadith 3. Pre-Mu‛tazilite Ethical Doctrines 4. Mu‛tazilite Ethics: Moral Interpretation of the Five Principles 5. Ethics of ‘Abd al-Jabbar: Presuppositions of Ethical Judgments 6. Analysis of Normative Ethical Judgments. Conclusion