religion and ethics

Question 1

Anscombe - no sense 2

Answer 1

1)without law giver makes no sense of moral law. 2)law must come from higher power - does not make sense to have conception of ethics unless believe in God.

Question 2

response to anscombe 2

Answer 2

1) should not focus on superficial form of language - raining does not mean someone is raining - requiring does not mean something is requiring. 2) why think morality is command and requires commander?

Question 3

reason kant 2

Answer 3

1)Nature of rationality demands we act in accordance with universal rules. 2) morality from own rational natures.

Question 4

Self legislation 2

Answer 4

1)One cannot determine own rules that have force - 2) like promising yourself - can always free yourself form self promises

Question 5

Objective goodness and dct 2

Answer 5

1) objective goodness lends purpose to human action - indicates personal quality - commands of god - 2)leads to dct - moral goodness/wrongness is what God commands/forbids.

Question 6

Euthyphro dilemma 3

Answer 6

1)pious things loved by the gods or pious because the gods love them’. 2) option 1 - morality independent of god - challenges omnipotence/authority. 3)Option 2 - morality arbitrary - why should follow gods commands if arbitrary - intuitively wrong to torture babies.

Question 7

conclusion

Answer 7

seems morality is hard to justify having authority without god - yet from god seems faulty - morality nothing more than human invention

Question 8

order

Answer 8

anscombe (no sense) - response - reason kant - self legislation - objective good/dct - euthyphro dilemma