Comparing Plato's Divine Command Theory And The Natural Law Theory

Morality is what defines an action as either right or wrong. Morality also involves values and virtues. In today’s society, we have been taught that stealing is immoral and community service is moral. It is a simple concept but humans have been faced with moral dilemmas. For example, if you found 100 dollars of the ground, would you either turn it in or keep it because you found the money? In the passage, Euthyphro, by Plato, Socrates challenges Euthyphro on morality based on the Divine Command Theory and the Natural Law Theory. In the passage, Euthyphro, the two theories are the Divine Command Theory and the Natural Law Theory. The Divine Command Theory provides an understanding that we should follow what God hates, we should hate and what God likes, we should like. Essentially, The Divine Command theory states that we follow God and believe He is
For example, everyone has the natural inclination to sleep, eat, drink, and procreate. Within the text, Euthyphro, we discussed Socrates conviction for believing in the Natural Law Theory and for the rumors that he was poisoning young people’s minds. The Gods were angry with Socrates and they believed he had no religious beliefs for this reason. They did not want Socrates to ruin the kids minds with having them think on their own deciding what they believe is right and wrong. The Gods want them to factor in what they say right and wrong is like the Divine Command Theory. The problem with this theory is that everyone has a different set of morals. For example, some people believe that finding money on the ground and not returning it as moral because somebody lost it and it is unlikely they will find the rightful owner. Other people might find that completely immoral and turn the money in as soon as they find it. Also, if murder was morally correct according to the Gods, does that mean we have to believe that as