1. What is divine command theory? What is the difference between the strong and the weak forms of divine command theory? What is the Euthyphro problem and how does it relate? Evaluate either strong or weak divine command theory in light of the Euthyphro problem. The divine command theory attempts to explain morality through religion more specifically it makes a direct connection between God and morality. Superficially divine command theory is dependent on the commands or character of God in determining
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THE DIVINE COMMAND THEORY Introduction Divine Command Theory is an ethical theory which claims that God’s will is the foundation of ethics. Based on Divine Command Theory‚ things are morally right or wrong‚ compulsory‚ allowed or disallowed if God or deities commands it. In Divine Command Theory‚ what makes an act moral or immoral is that God commands or prohibited it. Apart from being commanded by God to do certain thing‚ some other aspect of Divine Command Theory‚ also hold that an action is moral
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Perhaps the easiest counterargument to the Divine Command Theory is the existence of atheists that are capable of living moral lives. So if morals can exist without a belief in God‚ then God must not be a requirement for morals. Others arguments against the Divine Command Theory include the arbitrariness of God’s decision on good and wrong and the reason that the theory establishes for living morally. Stating that an act is wrong simply because God said so
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this notion‚ the Divine Command theory constructs the idea that when something is morally obligatory it’s only because God commands it‚ and when something is morally wrong it’s only because God forbids it. The strength of this theory lies with the universally recognize power of God’s commands‚ regardless of local
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Divine Command Theory (DCT) Definition: moral actions are those actions which are in keeping with the commands of God. Something is morally wrong "because God says so." The most obvious problem with DCT is the problem of how one determines which religious tradition has it right. To "which God" and the related religious texts should I look? Allah‚ Yahweh‚ the Christian Trinity‚ Brahma? The Qur’an‚ the Torah‚ the Christian Bible‚ the Bhagavad Gita? How does one determine which "God" is the
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Advantages and Disadvantages of the Divine Command Theory Several arguments are presented over the subject of the popular Divine Command Theory. This concept is basically the idea that we as humans are given free will‚ however God ultimately decides what is morally wrong and right. So‚ if we are to live a righteous and moral life‚ then we are to follow his commands whatever they might be. According to philosophers‚ this belief provides much controversy in its different arguments. The advantages
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Student #: 14111505 Divine Command Theory is False According to the Divine Command Theory morality depends upon religion in the following sense: Morally right actions are morally right because God commands us to perform them‚ and morally wrong actions are morally wrong because God forbids us from performing them. In other words‚ the Divine command theory is the view that morality is somehow dependent upon God‚ and that moral obligation consists in obedience to God’s commands. My goal is to prove
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The Divine Command Theory The Divine Command Theory states that whatever God says is so‚ simply because God said so. Meaning X is morally right because God says so and Y is morally wrong because God says so. This theory states that things are wrong or right simply because God says‚ not because of what we consider to be morally right or wrong‚ but just because of what God says. One argument that goes against the Divine Command Theory is the right becomes wrong argument. Example: If the DCT
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In this essay I intend to give an account of the ‘Divine Command’ theory of morality‚ outline it’s main objections‚ in particular with regard to the ‘Euthyphro Dilemma’ and whether these objections can be answered. The ‘Divine Command’ theory‚ otherwise known as ‘Moral Transcendentalism’‚ is an ethical theory that holds the view that morality is dependent upon some form of transcendent being or God and that morality is ultimately based on the word of character of said God. Thus‚ according to this
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The moral theory of divine command theory is when a person morals depends upon God’s command. If God believes that something is right then a person would also believe it is right‚ if God believes that something is wrong then a person would also believe it is wrong. Whatever God says is valuable to that individual. An objection to this theory would be the argument of different religious views. If an individual was Muslim and another was Christian‚ the Muslim would argue that the command of God isn’t
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