Divine Providence

Political Legitimacy and Water The strength and proper operation of any type of political administration, whether that be democratic or representative, relies on the combination of the ability of rulers and government officials to use coercion and the establishment of political legitimacy. Political legitimacy is when the entire political system and the decisions of their rulers are recognized by the people and the rules are accepted for their validity. Political systems that have high…

by Socrates during Plato’s Euthyphro. The question is seen to object the Divine Command Theory. Socrates asked, “is the pious loved by the gods because it is pious, or is it pious because it is loved by the gods?” or in other words, “Are morally good acts willed by God because they are morally good, or are they morally good because they are willed by God?” (Philosophy of Religion The Origin of the Euthyphro Dilemma). The Divine Command theorist faces problems that will not allow them to be able…

pious because it is loved by the Gods, or if it’s loved by the Gods because it is pious. As time went by, a modernized model of this argument came to life and from that, a new philosophical theory was introduced: the “Divine Command Theory” (DCT). In this essay, I plan to explain what Divine Command Theory is, propose an argument that is usually offered against this theory which is that God can possibly command us to…

Divine Command Theory is a normative theory that states we should follow the will of god. A similar variation to Euthyphro’s question to Socrates is; does god commands what is right because it is right, or God commands what is right? This question can be quite confusing, and can be difficult to explain which of the two corresponds with Divine Command Theory. After carefully analyzing both scenarios, it can be concluded that a Divine Command Theorist cannot choose one. Therefore, let’s examine…

powerful, and therefore can do anything, which would include changing his word. Counter arguements As the divine command theory is logically exhaustive, a supporter must choose one of the above options to follow. However as both of them lead to be false, Divine command theory cannot be supported, and therefore god cannot be the only guide to which actions are right or wrong. Divine command theory what makes an action right is that god commands it to be done what makes an action wrong is…

To start this article, Wayne K. Durrill, tells of how four freedmen by the names of Jim and Lewis Coppedge who are brothers, Ned Myers who is Coppedge’s step-father, and George Chambers kill James W. Redfearn. Redfearn is the owner of a general store called Whites Store in Anson County North Carolina. It is believed that the freedmen committed crime because the KKK was coming to the store. Testimony was used to convict Lewis and Ned of Murder. This same testimony was used to convict Jim as well,…

Gensler: Divine Command Theory Gensler’s main argument for the Divine Command Theory is to argue the moral reasons for the existence of God. He gives the premises that everyone knows objective moral duties. Then comes the idea that if there are objective moral duties there has to be something that makes them moral law. For this the only answer that makes sense is God because it cannot be a person or other individuals in society since we do not have the authority to tell someone is they do…

Divine Command Theory is the belief that an action is morally good if and only if that action is commanded by God. This means that actions not directly commanded by God are wrong, such as murder, stealing, adultery, etc. The way this is worded is very similar to virtue theory, which states that an action is morally good if and only if the action is good for the person doing the action. Rather than basing the morality of a situation on whether it is just or pleasure-making for other people, it…

In this essay, I have decided to explain and evaluate the divine command theory (DCT). The divine command theory focuses on the conception that God’s commandments are the foundation of ethical choices (Holt, T 2008). The theory states that whatsoever God wills as moral is moral and what God forbids is immoral. (Rachels, J., S 2007). The theory is very clear on its views in that if you want to know if something is moral go to God those that live by this theory look to religious book such as the…

The divine command theory is the belief of what is right is a matter of God’s will, this theory beliefs in the central idea that God’s will is important to morality. In addition to this, the divine command theory believes that what is morally right is commanded by God and what is morally wrong is also commanded by God, which therefore means that morality depends on religion. Furthermore, the divine command theory is a meta ethical view about what makes a moral claim, recognising that God’s will…