David Enoch

David Enoch is an Israeli philosopher known for his work in metaethics, moral epistemology, and political philosophy, with significant contributions to debates about divine command theory and religious epistemology. Born in 1971, Enoch serves as Professor of Philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and has held visiting positions at Oxford University. While primarily focused on robust moral realism and defending objective moral truths independent of divine commands, his work engages critically with theological ethics. His influential book "Taking Morality Seriously" (2011) argues for moral realism through deliberative indispensability, offering secular grounds for moral objectivity that challenge divine command theories. Enoch's papers on moral luck, disagreement, and objectivity have implications for religious epistemology, particularly regarding how moral knowledge relates to religious belief. His rigorous analytical approach has shaped contemporary debates about whether morality requires theological grounding.