Implications of the Akeida: Part 1 - Ethics and Obedience
This first part of a series about the philosophical implications of the Akeida considers the ethical implications of Avraham’s choice. How should one act when religious dictates seem to clash with an ethical violation? Does God command something because it is good, or is it good because God commands it? This shiur explores these ideas as they relate to the challenge of Akeidat Yitzhak and looks at midrash and the approach of Kirkegaard to further develop this topic.
More lessons in this series (10)
- Implications of the Akeida: Part 2- Human Knowledge of the Good
- Implications of the Akeida: Part 3 - Yihud Hashem
- Implications of the Akeida - Part 4: Prophetic and Religious Challenges of the Akeida
- Implications of the Akeida: Part 5 - Potential, Intent, Action
- Implications of the Akeida Part 6: The Sefat Emet on Yir'a vs. Ahava
- Implications of the Akeida Part 7: Human Sacrifice
- Implications of the Akeida Part 8: Supernatural Transcendence
- Implications of the Akeida Part 9: Moral Ambiguity and Competing Values
- Implications of the Akeida Part 10: Mei HaShiloach and the Obscured Vision
- Implications of the Akeida Part 11: Abarbanel on Yitzhak's Transformation