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Divine Command Theory: Crash Course Philosophy #33
Divine Command Theory: Crash Course Philosophy #33
Divine Command Theory: Crash Course Philosophy #33
Divine Command Theory [1]
There are ethical theories that make reference to or depend upon the existence of a deity. The first is Divine Command theory that is not used anywhere in the world by the major organized religions
The Divine Command theory has too many problems with it to be used by large organized religions. It is used by small cults and by those who are uneducated about what their own religion holds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiUscM9hw3c Socrates ( 469-399. call the GOOD good because the gods have done it or whether they have done it
Divine Command Theory [2]
The challenges against Divine Command Theory means that it is difficult to apply to modern life. The incompatibility with our understanding of the world makes it difficult to justify wide-spread acceptance of it
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy [3]
Philosophers both past and present have sought to defend theories of ethics that are grounded in a theistic framework. Roughly, Divine Command Theory is the view that morality is somehow dependent upon God, and that moral obligation consists in obedience to God’s commands
The specific content of these divine commands varies according to the particular religion and the particular views of the individual divine command theorist, but all versions of the theory hold in common the claim that morality and moral obligations ultimately depend on God.. Divine Command Theory has been and continues to be highly controversial
The theory also has many defenders, both classic and contemporary, such as Thomas Aquinas, Robert Adams, and Philip Quinn. The question of the possible connections between religion and ethics is of interest to moral philosophers as well as philosophers of religion, but it also leads us to consider the role of religion in society as well as the nature of moral deliberation
Divine command theory [4]
Divine command theory (also known as theological voluntarism)[1][2] is a meta-ethical theory which proposes that an action’s status as morally good is equivalent to whether it is commanded by God. The theory asserts that what is moral is determined by God’s commands and that for a person to be moral he is to follow God’s commands
Numerous variants of the theory have been presented: historically, figures including Saint Augustine, Duns Scotus, William of Ockham and Søren Kierkegaard have presented various versions of divine command theory; more recently, Robert Merrihew Adams has proposed a “modified divine command theory” based on the omnibenevolence of God in which morality is linked to human conceptions of right and wrong. Paul Copan has argued in favour of the theory from a Christian viewpoint, and Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski’s divine motivation theory proposes that God’s motivations, rather than commands, are the source of morality.
He also contended that, as knowledge of God is required for morality by divine command theory, atheists and agnostics could not be moral; he saw this as a weakness of the theory. Others have challenged the theory on modal grounds by arguing that, even if God’s command and morality correlate in this world, they may not do so in other possible worlds
2.7 Religion or Divine Command Theory – Ethics in Law Enforcement [5]
Religion is often considered the most widely used system to make ethical decisions and to conduct moral reasoning (Pollock, 2007). Throughout the world, people rely on a variety of religions to help them determine the most ethical action to take
One of the basic tenets for divine command theory is to use God as the source for all principles. In this way, to rely upon divine command theory, a person must believe that there is a willful and rational god that has provided the direction toward an ethical outcome
However, there is ambiguity in the way in which some scripture is interpreted.. According to Pollock (2007), there are four assumptions of divine command theory:
5.1 Divine Command Theory [6]
Divine Command Theory starts out as a reflection on the nature of moral language and on this basis develops a comprehensive theory of morality. The first thing it points out about moral or ethical language is that it takes the form of rules governing behavior
Instead the way we determine which commands are “correct” is by figuring out which ones we really should listen to, which ones are truly binding on us and most importantly why? Why should we accept and act on the claims that some things are obligatory for us to do, while some other things are permissible and some other things forbidden?. – Commands are meaningless without authority to back them up.
– Moral rules such as “Do not kill,” really mean “God commands us not to kill.”. This theory claims that moral commands are binding on us only to the extent there is some kind of actually existing authority figure behind them, whose will determines that we should obey his her or its dictates
Philosophy 160 Study Questions [7]
1.) How might one argue for Divine Command Theory? How might one argue against Divine Command Theory? (Present arguments discussed in class.). Divine Command Theory asserts that actions are morally right or wrong because of God’s willing them to be so
One might argue in favor of Divine Command Theory in several ways. First, if one believes that one’s deity is omnipotent, one might argue that Divine Command Theory follows from the omnipotence of one’s deity
One might argue that Divine Command Theory is the only way to reconcile the goodness of one’s deity with seemingly morally questionable acts attributed to that deity. For instance, God ordered Abraham to sacrifice his son and tormented Job to test him
Divine Command Theory and the Euthyphro Argument [8]
As always, this is best appreciated as a PDF, but for the rest of you here’s the text:. The divine command theory is the view of morality in which what is right is what God commands, and what is wrong is what God forbids
The Euthyphro Argument comes from Plato’s dialogue in which Sokrates asks: Is something is right because God commands it, or does God command it because it is right? The ethical implications of this argument suggest that the relationship between morality and religion might not be as clear-cut as previously thought. What makes this question so effective is that if the interlocutor accepts either part of it he is often logically forced into conclusions that may conflict with other beliefs he has, therefore creating a logical dilemma for him
God “says” it is right to honor your father and mother, and so that is the morally right thing to do because He says it. However if on the mount God had commanded Moses to say it is not right to honor your father and mother, then it would be just as right today to do that because it is what God commanded
An argument for the Divine Command Theory of Right Action [9]
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution.. I am grateful to Barry Miller, of the University of New England, and Dan Skubik of the Australian National University for helpful comments on an earlier version of this paper.
In the first place a moral sceptic may well deny that any act is either right or wrong. For to say an act is right seems to presuppose some other acts are wrong
However, I take this to be a conversational implication rather than an entailment.. Robert Merrihew Adams, ‘A Modified Divine Command Theory of Ethical Wrongness’ inReligion ad Morality, ed
Moral Arguments for the Existence of God (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy [10]
Moral arguments for God’s existence form a diverse family of arguments that reason from some feature of morality or the moral life to the existence of God, usually understood as a morally good creator of the universe. They are interesting because evaluating their soundness requires attention to practically every important philosophical issue dealt with in metaethics
Evidence for this can be found in the amazing popularity of C. Lewis’s Mere Christianity (1952), which is almost certainly the best-selling book of apologetics in the twentieth century, and which begins with a moral argument for God’s existence
This fact might seem to favor religious arguments for morality rather than moral arguments for religious belief, but if someone believes that morality is in some way “objective” or “real,” and that this moral reality requires explanation, moral arguments for God’s reality naturally suggest themselves. The apparent connection between morality and religion appears to many people to support the claim that moral truths require a religious foundation, or can best be explained by God’s existence, or some qualities or actions of God.
Alexander Pruss’s Blog: A simple argument against divine command theories [11]
A standard line of objection against divine command theories is centered on the counterfactual:. – Even if God commanded it, torturing the innocent would be wrong.
Actually, let’s avoid counterfactuals, since we don’t understand them well enough. – (Premise) Necessarily, torturing the innocent is wrong.
– (Premise) If divine command theory is true, then it is the case that: necessarily, something is wrong if and only if it is forbidden by God.. Interestingly, I think that if the argument works, it continues to work even if one replaces “God” with “a loving God”, as in Robert M
Divine Command Theory [12]
There are ethical theories that make reference to or depend upon the existence of a deity. The first is Divine Command theory that is not used anywhere in the world by the major organized religions
The Divine Command theory has too many problems with it to be used by large organized religions. It is used by small cults and by those who are uneducated about what their own religion holds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiUscM9hw3c Socrates ( 469-399. call the GOOD good because the gods have done it or whether they have done it
Multiple-Choice Self Quiz [13]
Which of the following assumptions was not examined in this chapter?. All religions teach basically the same moral message.
What is the term for a person who is not sure whether God exists?. Which of the following claims would the deist accept?
According to the text, good moral character involves doing the right thing. all of the above (Any would constitute good moral character.)
Arguments Against Divine Command Theory [14]
The Divine Command Theory is an ethical theory that states that God decides what is morally right and what is morally wrong. The theory argues that to be morally good one must do what God says and abstain from doing what God forbids
In this essay I will argue against the previously mentioned statement using the following arguments: The inconsistency between theists, the dependence of morality on religion and finally, Euthyphro’s dilemma.. One problem with the Divine Command Theory is that it assumes that all its followers agree on what …show more content…
I shall start off with the argument that morality is prudentially dependent on religion. This statement argues that one follows the command of God only out of the fear of being eternally punished for wrong doing or being rewarded for good behavior (going to heaven).This imposes a problem because it means that the goodness of an action does not depend on its moral value but rather on following God’s command and fulfilling our ulterior motives to please God
[Solved] What is the argument for Divine Command Theory? Explain the… [15]
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Argument Regarding The Divine Command Theory – 1045 Words [16]
‘A practical guide to biblical ethics’ was written to help Christians follow and understand God’s law, so that they may live a lifestyle that honours God. By using the expression ‘God’s law’, Smith means the moral will of God as to what is right and wrong
Kevin Gary Smith(2012:6-9) wrote the book for believers whose prayers are to live a righteous life. The book is, however, not written only for academics or full time pastors, but is aimed for all Christians to understand
Through reading ‘A practical guide to biblical ethics’, believers can live a way of life that brings glory to God.. Religious texts have been one of the main sources for laws and social customs since the conception of organized religion
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