Moral Exemplarism in the Key of Christ
Linda Zagzebski’s exemplarist moral theory (EMT) has much to commend it, but without appeal to a single, paradigmatic exemplar, it remains vulnerable to epistemic issues, such as: How do we reliably distinguish between who is admirable and who is not? In this paper, I argue that a Christocentric ver...
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| description | Linda Zagzebski’s exemplarist moral theory (EMT) has much to commend it, but without appeal to a single, paradigmatic exemplar, it remains vulnerable to epistemic issues, such as: How do we reliably distinguish between who is admirable and who is not? In this paper, I argue that a Christocentric version of her theory is capable of addressing this problem. The paper’s aims are: (1) to demonstrate how teleologically rooting EMT in Christ helps address its epistemic issues, as related specifically to the relationship between individuality and universality, and (2) to present in vivid detail the Christian moral exemplar, using Zagzebski’s framework, as a means to both further the first aim and develop its implications. This is achieved through a kind of case study of three (corresponding, I argue) biblical accounts of ascent: Abraham up Moriah, Moses up Sinai, and Christ up Tabor, with special attention given to Kierkegaard’s interpretation of Abraham and Dionysius’s interpretation of Moses. Following this case study, I elucidate the virtue, motive, end, and act specific to the Christian moral exemplar. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8d6cd887fdc04c179c1057dcff5b22f62024-01-08T21:45:56ZengThe Journal of Moral Theology, Inc.Journal of Moral Theology2166-28512166-21182024-01-01131Moral Exemplarism in the Key of ChristNoah KargerLinda Zagzebski’s exemplarist moral theory (EMT) has much to commend it, but without appeal to a single, paradigmatic exemplar, it remains vulnerable to epistemic issues, such as: How do we reliably distinguish between who is admirable and who is not? In this paper, I argue that a Christocentric version of her theory is capable of addressing this problem. The paper’s aims are: (1) to demonstrate how teleologically rooting EMT in Christ helps address its epistemic issues, as related specifically to the relationship between individuality and universality, and (2) to present in vivid detail the Christian moral exemplar, using Zagzebski’s framework, as a means to both further the first aim and develop its implications. This is achieved through a kind of case study of three (corresponding, I argue) biblical accounts of ascent: Abraham up Moriah, Moses up Sinai, and Christ up Tabor, with special attention given to Kierkegaard’s interpretation of Abraham and Dionysius’s interpretation of Moses. Following this case study, I elucidate the virtue, motive, end, and act specific to the Christian moral exemplar.https://doi.org/10.55476/001c.92064 |
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