Al-Ghazālī's Divine Command Theory: Biting the Bullet

This article reviews al-Ghazālī's conception of Divine Command Theory (DCT) in light of contemporary philosophical developments. There are two well-known objections against DCT. These include the problem of arbitrariness (PoA), which states that God randomly chose our moral framework for no rea...

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Published in:Journal of religious ethics
Main Author: Malik, Shoaib Ahmed (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2021
In: Journal of religious ethics
Further subjects:B Ashʿarism
B Morality
B Islam
B Divine Command Theory
B maqāṣid al-sharīʿa
B Natural Law
B al-Ghazālī
B Jurisprudence
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