Divine Motivation Theory

by Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski

"At the core of the book lies a new form of virtue theory based on the emotions. Distinct from deontological, consequentialist, and teleological virtue theories, this one has a particular theological, indeed Christian, foundation. The new theory helps to resolve philosophical problems and puzzles of various kinds: the dispute between cognitivism and noncognitivism in moral psychology; the claims and counterclaims of realism and antirealism in the metaphysics of value; and paradoxes of perfect goodness in natural theology, including the problem of evil." "A central feature of Zagzebski's theory is the place given to exemplars of goodness. This allows the theory to assume discrete but overlapping forms in different cultures and religions." "As with Zagzebski's previous Cambridge book, Virtues of the Mind, this new book will be sought out by a broad range of professionals and graduate students in philosophy and religious studies."--BOOK JACKET