Explanation of Robert Adams's View of the Theory of the Divine Commond and Ash'arites Divine Command

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1 PhD Candidate in Islamic Education - Islamic Ethics, Payam-e Noor University, Qom, Iran. a.abdasadi@gmail.com

2 Assistant Professor Payame Noor University, Qom, Iran

3 Associate Professor, Department of Islamic Studies, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.

4 Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Studies, Payame Noor University, Qom, Iran.

Abstract

The theory of the divine command is one of the main theories of the philosophy of ethics, which discusses religion and its relationship with morality, the good and bad of actions, divine command and prohibition, and other moral issues. This theory has had many fans throughout history, and religious and moral thinkers and various religious schools have expressed their views on it. In this regard, the aim of this study is to explanation and critique of Robert Adams and Ash'arites on the theory of the divine. In this article, the theoretical foundations and views of the Ash'arites and Robert Adams under the theory of the divine and in the field of ethics are examined separately. From Robert Adams' point of view, taking a position on morality has been examined in two axes: "good meaning" and "meaning of obligation", and from the Ash'arite point of view, it has been examined in two sections: "good and ugliness" and "moral requirements". According to Adams, the source of moral goodness is the nature and intrinsic attributes of God. Also, from his point of view, value concepts have objective reality and have an external reality, and the work of reason is only to discover and understand it. The Ash'arites, under the theory of the divine order, have paid more attention to the good and ugliness of deeds and believe that the good and ugliness of deeds are not inherent but religious. It is the will of God.

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Journal of Philosophical Investigations
Volume 15, Issue 37 - Serial Number 37
Special Issue: Interaction Between Sciences and Philosophy (In Persian)
2021
Pages 788-810

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