Best Available Parent and Duties of Justice

Walters, Jordan David Thomas

doi:10.26556/jesp.v23i2.2113

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“…See Gheaus (2021), Vallentyne (2003), andDwyer (2021) for defences of the view. See Altman (2023aAltman ( , 2023b, Walters (2022), andShields (2022) for recent criticisms. 25.…”

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Divine authority as divine parenthood

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2024

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In this article, I argue that God is authoritative over us because he is our divine, causal parent. As our causal parent, God has duties to relate to us, but he can only fulfil those duties if he has the practical authority to give us commands aimed at our sanctification. From ought-implies-can reasoning, I conclude that God has that authority. After I make this argument, I show how the view has significant advantages over extant arguments for divine authority and can help solve other significant problems in philosophy of religion.

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“…See Gheaus (2021), Vallentyne (2003), andDwyer (2021) for defences of the view. See Altman (2023aAltman ( , 2023b, Walters (2022), andShields (2022) for recent criticisms. 25.…”

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Divine authority as divine parenthood

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2024

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Best Available Parent and Duties of Justice

Abstract: I argue that the best available parent view, in its present formulation, struggles to accommodate for our very weighty duty not to perpetuate historical injustices. I offer an alternative view that reconciles this tension.

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