That sounds suspiciously like an excuse for any deed to be performed regardless of ethical implications, simply because of faith. That is a dangerous road to go down.
Mohksha Reviewed by Mohksha on . Is the Iraq War a "teleological suspension of the ethical"? Before you say, "WTF?", I shall explain what the hell this is the best I can. Anyone familiar with the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard? He writes in "Fear and Trembling", that Abraham's attempt to sacrifice his son Isaac was a "teleological suspension of the ethical". Telos, is Greek for end. In a nut shell, he is asking was it ethical to sacrifice his son, despite the ethics of killing and God's law against it? If God has declared that murder is unethical, why did God order Abraham Rating: 5