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    Divine Command & Social Contract Brenda and Ralph are co-workers and counselors at a local high school. Ralph is a believer in Social Contract‚ while Brenda is a Divine Command strong hearted Southern Baptist woman. Brenda and Ralph are debating on the subject of students of the same sex kissing in the hallways at school. This is a touchy subject for both of them‚ since religion has been taken out of the school system in recent years. However‚ they feel the problem of students of the same sex

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    view on Plato’s argument that what is holy and what is approved by the gods are not the same‚ is that this argument is convincing. I will also‚ show that Euthyphro would not have given any reasonable response to the argument in response to the second question and final part of the assignment‚ which requires if we can think of any arguments Euthyphro could have made and what his response would have been. However‚ before I delve fully into evaluating and buttressing my position‚ it is apropos to take

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    Relativism‚ and Divine Command Theory Lisa Salazar Essay 1 Part One: Introduction and Statement of Thesis What is morally right or wrong doesn’t depend on what ideology you believe in‚ Moral Relativism or Divine Command Theory‚ but your own individual self-morality. Believing in Divine Command Theory can become a problem when there is doubt of motivation and Moral Relativism can result in morality becoming inconsistent. The standard of consistency requires that “a moral theory should be consistent

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    value. 2. According to the Divine Command Theory (DCT)‚ does God command what he commands because it is intrinsically good; or is what God commands “good” because it is God who commands it? The Divine Command Theory suggests that what God commands is “good” because He commands it‚ but this view is not necessarily valid. According to the DCT‚ “goodness” is equated with “God-willed‚” suggesting that the commands of God are “good” because they are His commands. A statement such as “God is good”

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    by deontological rules. [edit]Divine command theory Main article: Divine command theory This section requires expansion. (June 2008) Although not all deontologists are religious‚ some believe in the ’divine command theory’. The divine command theory is a cluster of related theories that state that an action is right if God has decreed that it is right.[9] William of Ockham‚ René Descartes and eighteenth-century Calvinists all accepted versions of this moral theory‚ according to Ralph Cudworth

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    Euthyphro In this essay I will explain the concept of the holiness emerges and why it takes a prominent position in the conversation between Socrates and Euthyphro. I will also explain the three definitions that Euthyphro uses in his response to Socrates and then present Socrates’s refutation of each of Euthyphro definitions. Also this essay will test my ability to develop my own argument as to what I think Socrates’s goal is in this dialogue. How do you know that is his goal? What features of

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    Euthyphro Socrates is impressed by the fact that Euthyphro is willing to perform his duty even though it means taking action against a member of his own family. Without any further discussion of the case involving Euthyphro ’s father‚ Socrates is anxious to pursue the nature of piety since this is related to the fact that Meletus has accused him of the crime of impiety. This is why he asks Euthyphro‚ "What is piety?" Euthyphro answers that piety is acting the way he is acting in bringing charges

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    Arguments in Euthyphro and Knowledge about Piety Introduction  Euthyphro is written by Plato which is an explicit example of definitional dialogue of Socrates. The written piece intends to define the concept of piety or holiness. Socrates came to know that Euthyphro is going to prosecute his father accused of a murder and was defending his action to be pious. This urged Socrates to ask a clear definition of piety from Euthyphro which leads to the series of dialogues. Euthyphro tries to define

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    In the Euthyphro by Plato‚ Socrates and Euthyphro debate the concept of piety and how it relates to the common man. Piety‚ or justice‚ is a topic that has challenged men since the beginning of time‚ as it is subjective to many outside forces including personal beliefs‚ culture and ethics. In this paper I will discuss how Socrates provoked Euthyphro in a debate to challenge Euthphyro’s views on piety as well as explain my own views on the subject and offer a counter debate using a Socratic response

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    The Divine Right Monarchy was a concept of government. It stated that all power comes from God‚ God has absolute power‚ the king represents God and is all powerful‚ to disobey God is a sin and to disobey the king is a crime. Therefore‚ kings were not held liable for their behavior by any physical government. The Divine Right theory can be traced back to the Bible; specifically Romans chapter 13. It states‚ “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except

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