The Relationship Between Religion & Morality Flashcards
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What is divine command ethics?
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Morality is based on commands given by God.
1
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What are the three viewpoints concerning the relationship between religion and morality?
A
- ) morality depends on religion
- ) morality is independent of religion
- ) morality is opposed to religion
2
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What is the categorical imperative?
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Obeying a moral command out of reason or duty.
3
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What did Kant call the state of ultimate good?
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The summum bonum.
4
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What did Paul say that conscience was?
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A gift from God given to all humans.
5
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What is the Euthyphro Dilemma?
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Does God command x because it is good, or is x good because God commands it?
6
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What was the basis of R.A Sharpe’s criticisms?
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R.A. Sharpe’s criticism is that religious morality was out of date.
7
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Who called religious morality a ‘slave morality’?
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Nietzsche.
8
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Who said ‘the man who loves what is truly good, loves God?’
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Frederick Copleston.
