Ethics & Divine Command Theory

Question 1

Moral Relativism

Answer 1

Asserts that moral standards are culturally defined and it may be impossible to determine what is truly right

Question 2

Interesting Relativism

Answer 2

a claim that is true for one person or culture can be false for another

Question 3

Boring Relativism

Answer 3

uttering the same claim/sentence it may be what I say is true and what you say is false

Question 4

What is the Divine Command Theory

Answer 4

A philosophical theory that suggests that the morality and ethical behavior are derived from the commands of God/s

Question 5

What are the 3 key concepts

Answer 5

Objective morality, moral simplicity, God’s sovereignty

Question 6

what is objective morality

Answer 6

exists beyond human opinion or cultural relativism

Question 7

what is moral simplicity

Answer 7

every action can be definitively categorized as right or wrong by comparing against gods’ commands

Question 8

what is God’s sovereignty

Answer 8

God will is absolute and its foundation for all moral principles

Question 9

what is objective morality

Answer 9

Objective morality is the idea that moral principles exist independently of human opinion or cultural norms and are universally true regardless of an individual’s beliefs or circumstances

Question 10

what is a problem with the Divine Command Theory

Answer 10

We can find flaws in it such as ‘honoring our mother and father’ unless they are harmful

We can always find exceptions to gods rules