Divine command theory

premises disprove the Divine Command Theory (DCT) when accepting either: (a) is an action morally right simply because God commands it, or (b) is God commanding these actions because he recognizes that they are right (Peterson Class Slides). If Socrates’s argument is sound, it would prove that DCT— the idea of being morally right is being commanded by God and being morally wrong is being forbidden by God— is false. This is significant because several philosophers accept DCT. The theory is a way…

better understand this concept by relating the Euthyphro Dilemma to the Divine Command Theory and examining the potential philosophical implications associated with the two while indicating their errors. The Divine Command Theory states that morality is “somehow dependent upon God” and that it “consists in obedience to God’s commands”. The Divine Command Theory also says that it’s basis is that it is “ultimately based on the commands or character of God” (Austin). In other words, the morally…

countless theories relating to the moral principles of the world. Some of these ethical theories include, but are not limited to, Cultural Relativism, Egoism, Kantian Ethics, and Divine Command Theory. Cultural Relativism is the theory that there are no objective moral claims across cultures. Another theory, Egoism, claims that human acts should be done solely in the interest of ones self. Kantian Ethics is centered around a set group of rules. And lastly, with Divine Command Theory, all…

Within the umbrella of Deontological Ethics, which depends on a basis of principles is a theory called, Natural Law Ethics. Thomas Aquinas, well-known philosopher was the founder of this theory. Within the Natural Law Theory, each person is born with an intrinsic “set of laws governing conducts” (Feinberg & Feinberg, 2010). These particular laws, Feinberg claims are related to the purpose for which the subject was created. Since nature does not change, these ethical norms are absolute and never…

The Divine Command Theory is a theory that proposed that an action’s status as morally good is equivalent to whether it is commanded by God. There are two objections to the Divine Command Theory. Even if all religions agree about how God regards some action, there is still the question of whether or not they correctly report what God commands. Although this point is offered as an objection to the Divine Command Theory, Sober does not think that it shows that the theory is false. He thinks that…

Divine Command Theory A philosopher who follows the Divine Command Theory would say that the death penalty is not of God. As a result the philosopher would not consent to someone being put to death because of a crime that the individual committed. The philosopher would think that it is not right because God would not want to take the life of an individual. Instead God would want to try and teach the individuals that their actions were wrong to try and safe the individual’s life. For the reason…

Capital Punishment and Ethical Theories. Many people in the United States have opposing views on Capital punishment, which is also known as the death penalty. The death penalty is the process in which, convicted criminals are executed by a governing authority. Many other countries have abolished capital punishment but the United States still allows for this to happen in certain states. The death penalty is used for most terrible crimes such as murder, treason, or espionage but mainly for murder…

In order for me to determine how I would respond in the given scenario, it would be worthwhile to examine the three ethical approaches of Divine Command Theory, Act-Utilitarianism, and Kantian ethics. I will discuss each of these approaches briefly and then give reasons which one of these three is the most compelling to me. For me, I would like to choose Utilitarianism. Utilitarianism, as propounded by Jeremy Bentham, is concerned with one ultimate moral “principle of utility’. This moral…

class we learned about 5 other theories while some have affected my position on the Moral Point of View, others have not. Divine Command Theory is based on theism, and that humans need help from God to be good. A right action is one that God commands is right while a wrong action is one that God commands as wrong. This theory is impractical because it contradicts itself. God can command whatever, whenever he wants, which would mean that he is arbitrary. This theory does not affect my position on…

It is not our right or our decision to dictate whether we shall take one man’s life for the life of another one. The Divine Command Theory is the most relevant theory I could find. It states that “Many pe u hjople believe that God is a lawgiver who alone defines what actions are right and wrong. Catholicism has its rules of life, the 10 Commandments, in which commandment number five is “Do…