Zusatztext one of the two most important books in moral philosophy of the last quarter century. Klappentext Robert Adams gives a comprehensive philosophical account of a theistically-based framework for ethics. He draws on over twenty years of his published work to create this overarching framework, which is based upon the idea of a transcendent, infinite good, which is God, and its relation to the many finite examples of good in our experience. In giving this account, Adams explores ways in which a variety of philosophically unfashionable religious concepts can enrich thetexture of ethical thought. Zusammenfassung Robert Adams gives a comprehensive philosophical account of a theistically-based framework for ethics. He draws on over 20 years of his published work to create this overarching framework, which is based upon the idea of a transcendent, infinite good, which is God, and its relation to the many finite examples of good in our experience. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Part One: The Nature of The Good 1: God as the Good 2: The Transcendence of the Good 3: Well-Being and Excellence 4: The Sacred and the Bad Part Two: Loving the Good 5: Eros 6: Grace 7: Devotion 8: Idolatry 9: Symbolic Value Part Three: The Good and the Right 10: Obligation 11: Divine Commands 12: Abraham's Dilemma 13: Vocation 14: Politics and the Good Part Four: The Epistemology of Value 15: Revelation of the Good 16: Moral Faith Bibliography Index

one of the two most important books in moral philosophy of the last quarter century.

Klappentext

Robert Adams gives a comprehensive philosophical account of a theistically-based framework for ethics. He draws on over twenty years of his published work to create this overarching framework, which is based upon the idea of a transcendent, infinite good, which is God, and its relation to the many finite examples of good in our experience. In giving this account, Adams explores ways in which a variety of philosophically unfashionable religious concepts can enrich thetexture of ethical thought.

Inhalt

• Introduction

• Part One: The Nature of The Good

• 1: God as the Good

• 2: The Transcendence of the Good

• 3: Well-Being and Excellence

• 4: The Sacred and the Bad

• Part Two: Loving the Good

• 5: Eros

• 6: Grace

• 7: Devotion

• 8: Idolatry

• 9: Symbolic Value

• Part Three: The Good and the Right

• 10: Obligation

• 11: Divine Commands

• 12: Abraham's Dilemma

• 13: Vocation

• 14: Politics and the Good

• Part Four: The Epistemology of Value

• 15: Revelation of the Good

• 16: Moral Faith

• Bibliography

• Index