Deciding if an action is moral can vary greatly depending on which theory is applied in order to make a decision. A Divine Command Theorist would evaluate morality by consulting religious or sacred texts and by possibility consulting a religious authority on said texts. Through this approach the Divine Command Theorist would be looking for guidance from the “word of God” on the matter. A Natural Law Theorist on the other hand would attempt to decide if an action is moral by deciding the action’s
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As stated in the Divine Command Theory (DCT) of Moral Wrongness‚ an act is wrong if and only if it violates a command of God. However‚ there are many oppositions to this theory‚ the most famous being the Euthyphro problem. The Euthyphro problem is known as a dilemma argument‚ meaning the structure is set up as follows; either God’s commands are arbitrary or God’s commands are based simply on his knowledge of right and wrong. This dilemma argument is formulated in such a way that if you believe either
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10-17-14 Divine Command Theory I believe to have a definite moral theory we need a guide to follow. Moral Nihilism states that we cannot have any moral truths because they are a human invention. I believe this to be incorrect‚ because we did not invent them‚ but God did. Moral Nihilism states we also need something of objectivism or able to see and witness to have moral theories. I also believe this statement to be false because we do have something to see and hold‚ and this would be the bible.
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In the Euthyphro dilemma‚ Socrates questions how Euthyphro can be so certain of what actions are considered pious. Socrates asks Euthyphro the important question if “Gods love piety because it is pious‚ or is it pious because they love it?” (Timmons 27) Put simply‚ are God’s commands right because God commanded them or did God command them because they are right? In what follows‚ I will explain what unrestricted divine command theory tries to accomplish‚ why Euthyphro’s dilemma poses a few significant
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kind of dilemmas that challenge their religious‚ traditional and cultural values. People might have preference on how to deal with the dilemma and the path to take which they believe to be morally right‚ but there is no one common right answer for a dilemma. A dilemma is a question with two possible and reasonable answers or explanations‚ which can be argued from both sides. The Euthyphro Dilemma deals with the question whether or not an action is right because God commands it or‚ God commands it because
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practice of ending the life of an individual suffering from a terminal illness or an incurable condition‚ as by lethal injection or the suspension of extraordinary medical treatment. (Mifflin‚ 1992) ” Euthanasia raises a Moral Dilemma. “A Moral Dilemma is a situation‚ in theory or practice‚ that forces an individual group to choose between two (equally) important values and‚ whichever side one chooses‚ one loses something.” One of the values that the author identifies is life. He says that “The person
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summarizes this theory. Theological Voluntarism: Theological meaning the study of theology (religion‚ God‚ gods‚ etc..); and voluntarism meaning will is a primary factor in an individual or universe. The Divine Command Theory is the elemental belief that a divine being (“divine being‚” defined as the immortal being that is followed and believed)‚ commands morality and immorality‚ and that these ideas can only originate within this divine being. Moral law is a feature of a divine beings nature. Essentially
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several weeks of analyzing moral theory‚ the divine command theory prevails. Jehovah created us (page 7‚ Column 1) intrinsically valuable‚ in that we are each a temple‚ in and of ourselves. (Page 71 Column 1) Proven scientific knowledge includes the fact that in the 1769 King James Version (Isaiah 40:22)‚ undisputedly references the circle of the earth. This is tantamount to believing in a higher being‚ which is in perfect accordance with the divine command theory‚ in that‚ the date of the aforementioned
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Believers of “Divine Command Theory” are known to submit themselves to Divine Command and even thinking otherwise is to go against the Divine Command. The argument that homosexual behaviour is against God or God’s Law‚ i.e. the way of nature itself‚ is undermined if there is even one instance of homosexuality in nature. Sadly‚ for many believers of “Divine Command Theory” and “Natural law” followers‚ there are many instances. Black swans‚ Japanese macque‚ even Bonobos‚ a primate species closely related
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studied different types of theories. Ethical theory examines the different philosophies or systems used to explain and make judgments regarding right/wrong/good/bad. Each ethical theory attempts to follow to the ethical principles that lead to success when trying to reach the best decision. We’re approached with choices in our everyday lives. Whether the decisions we make are correct or not depends on us and our own personal ethical theories we live by. The ethical theories that we’ve covered in this
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