{"product_id":"morality-and-revelation-in-islamic-thought-and-beyond-a-new-problem-of-evil-hardcover","title":"Morality and Revelation in Islamic Thought and Beyond: A New Problem of Evil - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmir Saemi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf God commanded you to do something contrary to your moral conscience, how would you respond? Many believers of different faiths face a similar challenge today. While they take scripture to be the word of God, they find scriptural passages that seem incompatible with their modern moral sensibilities. In \u003cem\u003eMorality and Revelation in Islamic Thought and Beyond\u003c\/em\u003e, philosopher Amir Saemi identifies this as the problem of divinely prescribed evil. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSaemi unpacks two approaches to answering this problem. In the first part of the book, Saemi demonstrates how Islamic thinkers of various historical traditions (including the Ash'arites, the Mu'tazilites, and the Greek influenced Philosophers, \u003cem\u003efalasifa\u003c\/em\u003e) adhered to a scripture-first view. By appealing to hidden moral facts known only to God or the prophet, a scripture-first approach views moral reasoning, at least when it conflicts with Scripture, with skepticism. An ethics-first view, however, places our independent moral judgments before scripture. In the second part of the book, Saemi offers two ethics-first solutions, with some roots in the Islamic tradition, to the problem of divinely prescribed evil. Each solution argues that our own moral reasoning is reliable in the face of skeptical arguments presented by Scripture-first views and shows how a theist can maintain their belief in scripture's divinity while relying on their own moral judgments. By studying the conflict between morality and revelation in Islamic thought, Saemi offers unapologetic solutions not only for progressive Muslims but for all theists who take their moral judgments seriously.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmir Saemi\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM) and an Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University. His research is primarily on moral philosophy, philosophy of religion and Islamic philosophy. Saemi's work has appeared in journals including \u003cem\u003eEthics\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePhilosophical Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAnalysis\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCanadian Journal of Philosophy\u003c\/em\u003e, etc. He has also published in Electrical Engineering journals such as \u003cem\u003eIEEE transactions on Wireless Communications\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIEEE transactions on Vehicular Technology\u003c\/em\u003e, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.9 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 23, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43723836063879,"sku":"9780197686232","price":162.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/WkqD5hI8__9780197686232.webp?v=1768182633","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/morality-and-revelation-in-islamic-thought-and-beyond-a-new-problem-of-evil-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}