Divine command theory Flashcards
1
Q
What does the divine command theory mean?
A
Anything that is wrong is because God doesn’t want us to do- absolutist theory
2
Q
What is the Euthyphro dilemma? Plato
A
A theory that is concerned with whether a view of morality is related to god; do the gods love the good action or do the gods love good action because its from god?
3
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What is the arbitrariness problem?
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Something is right because it is commanded; God could command genoicide and it would be deemed as right
Some people may think this is a problem because god could command anything without a reason and it would be right
4
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What is the plurisim object?
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Not one answer is correct
