Good and Bad on the Balance of Justice: ʿAbd al-Jabbār’s Ethical and Legal Norms
<p dir="ltr">Comparing ʿAbd al-Jabbār’s (d. 415/1025) ethical assessment of acts with their legal status, this paper draws attention to the complex manner in which he arrives at his definitions. The detailed analysis complicates the often presumed dichotomy between consequentialist...
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| author | Felicitas Opwis (22030820) |
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| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2024-06-21T06:00:00Z |
| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | 10.1163/24685542-20240006 |
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| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv | Law and legal studies Law in context Philosophy and religious studies Philosophy Religious studies ʿAbd al-Jabbār ethics legal status of acts justice rights العدل التصنيف الفقهي للأخلاق الأخلاق القاضي عبد الجبار |
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| description | <p dir="ltr">Comparing ʿAbd al-Jabbār’s (d. 415/1025) ethical assessment of acts with their legal status, this paper draws attention to the complex manner in which he arrives at his definitions. The detailed analysis complicates the often presumed dichotomy between consequentialist and deontological approaches to ethics and between rationalist Muʿtazilism and theistic subjectivist Ashʿarism. It demonstrates that ʿAbd al-Jabbār employs both consequentialist and deontological perspectives. The paper argues that ʿAbd al-Jabbār’s definitions of “good,” “bad” and “obligatory” derive from taking God’s justice (<i>ʿadl</i>) as the standard by which he evaluates divine and human action, thus reversing analogizing from the seen to the unseen. Understanding an action as tipping the balance of justice in favor or against the agent explains ʿAbd al-Jabbār’s ethical and legal definitions of acts. It shows how an act of benefit for somebody else establishes a right for the agent and an obligation of restitution on the recipient.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Journal of Islamic Ethics<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1163/24685542-20240006" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1163/24685542-20240006</a></p><p dir="ltr"><br></p><p dir="ltr">Volume and issue information: Vol 8 No. 1-2 (2024): December 2024</p> |
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| spelling | Good and Bad on the Balance of Justice: ʿAbd al-Jabbār’s Ethical and Legal NormsFelicitas Opwis (22030820)Law and legal studiesLaw in contextPhilosophy and religious studiesPhilosophyReligious studiesʿAbd al-Jabbārethicslegal status of actsjusticerightsالعدلالتصنيف الفقهي للأخلاقالأخلاقالقاضي عبد الجبار<p dir="ltr">Comparing ʿAbd al-Jabbār’s (d. 415/1025) ethical assessment of acts with their legal status, this paper draws attention to the complex manner in which he arrives at his definitions. The detailed analysis complicates the often presumed dichotomy between consequentialist and deontological approaches to ethics and between rationalist Muʿtazilism and theistic subjectivist Ashʿarism. It demonstrates that ʿAbd al-Jabbār employs both consequentialist and deontological perspectives. The paper argues that ʿAbd al-Jabbār’s definitions of “good,” “bad” and “obligatory” derive from taking God’s justice (<i>ʿadl</i>) as the standard by which he evaluates divine and human action, thus reversing analogizing from the seen to the unseen. Understanding an action as tipping the balance of justice in favor or against the agent explains ʿAbd al-Jabbār’s ethical and legal definitions of acts. It shows how an act of benefit for somebody else establishes a right for the agent and an obligation of restitution on the recipient.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Journal of Islamic Ethics<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1163/24685542-20240006" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1163/24685542-20240006</a></p><p dir="ltr"><br></p><p dir="ltr">Volume and issue information: Vol 8 No. 1-2 (2024): December 2024</p>2024-06-21T06:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1163/24685542-20240006https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Good_and_Bad_on_the_Balance_of_Justice_Abd_al-Jabba_r_s_Ethical_and_Legal_Norms/29881277CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/298812772024-06-21T06:00:00Z |
| spellingShingle | Good and Bad on the Balance of Justice: ʿAbd al-Jabbār’s Ethical and Legal Norms Felicitas Opwis (22030820) Law and legal studies Law in context Philosophy and religious studies Philosophy Religious studies ʿAbd al-Jabbār ethics legal status of acts justice rights العدل التصنيف الفقهي للأخلاق الأخلاق القاضي عبد الجبار |
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| title_full | Good and Bad on the Balance of Justice: ʿAbd al-Jabbār’s Ethical and Legal Norms |
| title_fullStr | Good and Bad on the Balance of Justice: ʿAbd al-Jabbār’s Ethical and Legal Norms |
| title_full_unstemmed | Good and Bad on the Balance of Justice: ʿAbd al-Jabbār’s Ethical and Legal Norms |
| title_short | Good and Bad on the Balance of Justice: ʿAbd al-Jabbār’s Ethical and Legal Norms |
| title_sort | Good and Bad on the Balance of Justice: ʿAbd al-Jabbār’s Ethical and Legal Norms |
| topic | Law and legal studies Law in context Philosophy and religious studies Philosophy Religious studies ʿAbd al-Jabbār ethics legal status of acts justice rights العدل التصنيف الفقهي للأخلاق الأخلاق القاضي عبد الجبار |