The problem of arbitrary requirements: an abrahamic perspective

Some religious requirements seem genuinely arbitrary in the sense that there seem to be no sufficient explanation of why those requirements with those contents should pertain. This paper aims to understand exactly what it might mean for a religious requirement to be genuinely arbitrary and to discer...

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Authors: Aronowitz, Sara (Author) ; Coetsee, Marilie (Author) ; Saemi, Amir (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2021
In: International journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2021, Volume: 89, Issue: 3, Pages: 221-242
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Judaism / Christianity / Islam / Commandment / Arbitrariness / Obedience / Rationality
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
BH Judaism
BJ Islam
CB Christian life; spirituality
FA Theology
Further subjects:B Rationality of religious requirements
B Arbitrary requirements
B religious obligations
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