This book explores philosophical ethics in Arabo-Islamic
thought. Examining the meaning, origin and development of "Divine
Command Theory," it underscores the philosophical bases of
religious fundamentalism that hinder social development and hamper
dialogue between different cultures and nations.
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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