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Divine Command Theory Flashcards

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Ethics meaning

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Character

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Morality meaning

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Customs

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Ethical theory

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Methods of making moral decisions

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Applied ethics

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Debates about specific delimas

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Teleological ethics

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An action is wrong depending on situation/consequences

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Moral relativism (Teleological)

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No universally valid moral principles

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Deontological ethics

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An action is right or wrong in itself

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Moral absolutism (Deontological)

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Moral principles are universally valid

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Divine command theory (1)

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God is all powerful so has total freedom to do whatever he wishes

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Divine command theory (2)

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God chooses not to act unfairly because that would be inconsistent with his nature

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Divine command theory (3)

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God orders the universe by his divine law

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Divine command theory (4)

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Humans, being powerless, should obey Gods law

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Meta-ethical theory

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Tells us what is good and how we can tell from what is bad

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What is the Euthyphro dilemma?

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Is that which is holy loved by the Gods because it is holy or because it is loved by the Gods?

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What does morality become if God gets to choose?

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It may become arbitrary (random)

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16
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What is the emptiness problem?

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Saying e.g “God is good” is empty because there’s no evidence of this (tautologies)

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Who created the modified divine command theory?

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Robert adams

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What was the point of the modified divine command theory?

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It is logically possible for God to make ‘evil’ commands because he is omnipotent but due to his omnibenevolent nature,if cruelty was commanded he would not be loving. Adam’s argues that if something defies God’s loving nature then it should not have to be obeyed

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What is the arbitrariness problem?

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Divine command theory bases morality on whims,God is not bound to morality and therefore he a declare anything and make it good

20
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What is pluralism objection

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How do we know which system is correct if many ethical systems have commonalities and differences

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What are some strengths of divine command theory?

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  1. Objective,not based on human emotion
    2.Virtue of obedience (Ephesians 6:6)
    3.Universalisible
    4.Fits in with ‘God is the creator’
    5.Omnipotence - divine sovereignty
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Where is the story of Abraham and Isaac taken from?

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Genesis 22:2

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How does morality originate from God?

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  1. God is the regulator of morality
    2.Right and wrong objective truths are based on God’s command
    3.Moral goodness is achieved by complying with divine command theory
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What is meta-ethics?

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Tells us the nature of morality and how we can tell what is good from what is bad

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