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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100195153715
ISBN-139780195153712
eBay Product ID (ePID)2201148
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Book TitleFinite and Infinite Goods : a Framework for Ethics
Number of Pages424 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEthics, Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Publication Year2002
IllustratorYes
GenreReligion, Philosophy
AuthorRobert Merrihew Adams
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height1 in
Item Weight42.3 Oz
Item Length6.1 in
Item Width9.2 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN98-029122
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"A comprehensive account of ethics that is both deeply Christian andclearly shaped by Platonic inspiration. It is a book that is both deeplyoriginal and in critical dialogue with rival contemporary ethical theory...Adams makes powerful use of the personal character of God. Finite andInfinite Goods is a work that every Christian philosopher and theologianconcerned with ethics simply must read. It has been a long time since I haveread a book with such a bold and original vision, coupled with careful argumentand insightful reflection on particular problems and issues."--Books andCulture, "Finite and Infinite Goods is a work that every Christian philosopher and theologian concerned with ethics simply must read. It has been a long time since I have read a book with such a bold and original vision, coupled with careful argument and insightful reflection on particular problems and issues."--Books & Culture"...one of the two most important books in moral philosophy of the last quarter century, the other being After Virtue."--Theology Today"...Adams covers a tremendous amount of intellectual ground with such precision and rigor that this book will satisfy both theologians and philosophers alike....an indispensable text."--Religious Studies Review"A comprehensive account of ethics that is both deeply Christian and clearly shaped by Platonic inspiration. It is a book that is both deeply original and in critical dialogue with rival contemporary ethical theory... Adams makes powerful use of the personal character of God. Finite and Infinite Goods is a work that every Christian philosopher and theologian concerned with ethics simply must read. It has been a long time since I have read a bookwith such a bold and original vision, coupled with careful argument and insightful reflection on particular problems and issues."--Books & Culture"...one of the two most important books in moral philosophy of the last quarter century, the other being After Virtue."--Theology Today"In this substantive book, Robert Adams distills and crystalizes much of his previous work into an impressive two-tiered ethical framework: a divine nature theory of the Good and a divine command theory of the morally obligatory. The result is an expansive, integrated, and sophisticated ethical theory that merits great attention."--Review of Metaphysics"[The book's] philosophical contribution is remarkable. It would make an excellent choice for rigorously analytic graduate courses on ethics at seminaries and universities where an interest in theistic ethics survives."--Review of Metaphysics, "In this substantive book, Robert Adams distills and crystalizes much ofhis previous work into an impressive two-tiered ethical framework: a divinenature theory of the Good and a divine command theory of the morally obligatory.The result is an expansive, integrated, and sophisticated ethical theory thatmerits great attention."--Review of Metaphysics, "A comprehensive account of ethics that is both deeply Christian and clearly shaped by Platonic inspiration. It is a book that is both deeply original and in critical dialogue with rival contemporary ethical theory... Adams makes powerful use of the personal character of God. Finite andInfinite Goods is a work that every Christian philosopher and theologian concerned with ethics simply must read. It has been a long time since I have read a book with such a bold and original vision, coupled with careful argument and insightful reflection on particular problems and issues."--Booksand Culture, "Finite and Infinite Goodsis a work that every Christian philosopher and theologian concerned with ethics simply must read. It has been a long time since I have read a book with such a bold and original vision, coupled with careful argument and insightful reflection on particular problems and issues."--Books & Culture "...one of the two most important books in moral philosophy of the last quarter century, the other beingAfter Virtue."--Theology Today, "Finite and Infinite Goods is a work that every Christian philosopher andtheologian concerned with ethics simply must read. It has been a long time sinceI have read a book with such a bold and original vision, coupled with carefulargument and insightful reflection on particular problems and issues."--Booksand Culture, "[The book's] philosophical contribution is remarkable. It would make an excellent choice for rigorously analytic graduate courses on ethics at seminaries and universities where an interest in theistic ethics survives."--Review of Metaphysics, "Finite and Infinite Goods is a work that every Christian philosopher and theologian concerned with ethics simply must read. It has been a long time since I have read a book with such a bold and original vision, coupled with careful argument and insightful reflection on particular problems and issues."--Books & Culture"...one of the two most important books in moral philosophy of the last quarter century, the other being After Virtue."--Theology Today, " Finite and Infinite Goods is a work that every Christian philosopher and theologian concerned with ethics simply must read. It has been a long time since I have read a book with such a bold and original vision, coupled with careful argument and insightful reflection on particular problems and issues."-- Books & Culture "...one of the two most important books in moral philosophy of the last quarter century, the other being After Virtue ."-- Theology Today, "...Adams covers a tremendous amount of intellectual ground with such precision and rigor that this book will satisfy both theologians and philosophers alike....an indispensable text."--Religious Studies Review, "In this substantive book, Robert Adams distills and crystalizes much of his previous work into an impressive two-tiered ethical framework: a divine nature theory of the Good and a divine command theory of the morally obligatory. The result is an expansive, integrated, and sophisticatedethical theory that merits great attention."--Review of Metaphysics, "[The book's] philosophical contribution is remarkable. It would make anexcellent choice for rigorously analytic graduate courses on ethics atseminaries and universities where an interest in theistic ethicssurvives."--Review of Metaphysics, "...one of the two most important books in moral philosophy of the last quarter century, the other being After Virtue."--Theology Today, "Finite and Infinite Goods is a work that every Christian philosopher and theologian concerned with ethics simply must read. It has been a long time since I have read a book with such a bold and original vision, coupled with careful argument and insightful reflection on particular problems and issues."--Books & Culture "...one of the two most important books in moral philosophy of the last quarter century, the other being After Virtue."--Theology Today
Dewey Decimal291.5
SynopsisRenowned scholar Robert Adams explores the relation between religion and ethics through a comprehensive philosophical account of a theistically-based framework for ethics. Adams' framework begins with the good rather than the right, and with excellence rather than usefulness. He argues that loving the excellent, of which adoring God is a clear example, is the most fundamental aspect of a life well lived. Developing his original and detailed theory, Adams contends that devotion, the sacred, grace, martyrdom, worship, vocation, faith, and other concepts drawn from religious ethics have been sorely overlooked in moral philosophy and can enrich the texture of ethical thought., 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 the texture of ethical thought.
