About Euthyphro‚ Apology‚ Crito‚ and Phaedo Next The philosophy of ancient Greece reached its highest level of achievement in the works of Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle. The influence of these men on the culture of the Western world can scarcely be overestimated. Each of them made significant contributions to philosophy‚ and it would be difficult to determine to which one of them we are most indebted. All three were original thinkers and great teachers. In point of time‚ Socrates was the one
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In Euthyphro‚ Euthyphro is prosecuting his father for manslaughter. Euthyphro states that it does not matter if the person his father killed was a relative or stranger. Instead‚ it mattered on the subject of whether or not the act of murder was justified or not. Socrates tries to understand Euthyphro’s definition of what is pious and what is impious‚ but does not get the answer he is looking for. Every answer Euthyphro gives Socrates finds a flaw in the definition. Socrates is looking for an answer
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Moral Relativism and absolutism are opposite beliefs and feelings towards the truth. Moral relativism‚ a scholar put it‚ “is connected with a normative position about how we ought to think about or act towards those with whom we morally disagree‚ most commonly that we should tolerate them” (Gowans). It is not forcing one truth above others‚ but tolerating all truths as correct for that individual‚ it is changing beliefs in order to keep a convenience‚ and1 it is the belief to try to appease disagreement
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confusion as to how a well-aged man well respected and revered was charged with such a crime. 24. Who is Euthyphro and what was the nature of the discussion he had with Socrates? And‚ what is the Divine Command Theory? Euthyphro was a young man who posted charges upon his father for killing one of his servants. Socrates had inquired why Euthyphro did such a thing. Euthyphro says he is being pious. Euthyphro describes piety as pleasing the gods described in old tales. Divine Command Theory is that what is
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Self-Morality‚ Moral Relativism‚ and Divine Command Theory Lisa Salazar Essay 1 Part One: Introduction and Statement of Thesis What is morally right or wrong doesn’t depend on what ideology you believe in‚ Moral Relativism or Divine Command Theory‚ but your own individual self-morality. Believing in Divine Command Theory can become a problem when there is doubt of motivation and Moral Relativism can result in morality becoming inconsistent. The standard of consistency requires that “a moral theory should
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question the consistency of the claim. Of these objections‚ Platos Euthyphro is among the most alarming. Therefore‚ in the scope of this paper - I will examine the Euthyphro dilemma‚ and conclude that the dilemma does not necessarily prohibit theological voluntarists from stating that morality depends on God. So first‚ we should understand exactly the problem that the dilemma presents. In Platos’ dialogue Euthyphro‚ Socrates asks Euthyphro - a young man convinced that justice and the Gods are on his
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As stated in the Divine Command Theory (DCT) of Moral Wrongness‚ an act is wrong if and only if it violates a command of God. However‚ there are many oppositions to this theory‚ the most famous being the Euthyphro problem. The Euthyphro problem is known as a dilemma argument‚ meaning the structure is set up as follows; either God’s commands are arbitrary or God’s commands are based simply on his knowledge of right and wrong. This dilemma argument is formulated in such a way that if you believe either
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Week 1 Anthropology Forum – Cultural Relativism Question: Using your textbook‚ please define cultural relativism and moral relativism‚ using APA formatting for your citations as needed. How is cultural relativism different from moral relativism? For example‚ consider anthropologists who study genocide or another oppressive‚ harmful phenomenon of your choice. Objectives examined: * Describe what is meant by ethnocentrism and cultural relativism * Interpret the ethical issues faced by anthropologists
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In the reading Euthyphro‚ it is an argument between Euthyphro (the priest) and Socrates (who is being indicted by another man). This reading is a dialogue between the two men arguing on the same topic‚ even though they each gave examples‚ they still can’t figure out the answer but going “around and around” with the original question. Since Euthyphro and Socrates gave a lot of examples during the argument‚ I was really confused when reading it. I couldn’t organize my thoughts on the reading. However
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Ethical relativism is an idea that our ethical values aren’t set in stone. They are determined by who we are‚ where we live‚ what century we were born in‚ or what part of the world we are located. Certainly‚ those people who live now in the year 2009 would not agree with the practices of slavery that were widely used in the 1800’s. Even more than in the past‚ we can we see this across the map. In Africa‚ slaves are still used for hard labor and paid small if any wages at all. Although‚ the United
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