Euthyphro dilemma

nothing. What strikes the most about the instances where he is reminded of his ignorance is that he will never escape this predicament because it is literally impossible for him and for any other person to know exactly what decision to take for any dilemma. Nonetheless, all along the TV show and the books, we see that Jon Snow has developed a sense of morality which has led him to make value judgments in order to protect him and the citizens of Westeros from an imminent death at the hands of the…

In philosophy, one can see how attempts are made to support our moral claims. Although some do pose more significance than others, philosophers have to look at all the perspectives and views of each foundation. These foundations of morality include realist views, relativism, and nihilism. The validity of the views of each claim depends on multiple factors. Since in philosophy one sees the three foundation of morality, there is a way to identify what facts support ones moral claims. In realist…

Brittany Delgado Phil 005 Professor R. Majeed 12/7/14 Is prostitution ever morally justified? Discuss with reference to Lars O. Ericsson’s (1980) paper, ‘Charges Against Prostitution’ in Ethics. A myriad of definitions for prostitution exist, but simply put it’s the act of selling and buying sex. A second description is that it involves an exchange of money for sex between two people who have no legal, moral, or emotional attachment to one another (). There are many different modern day types…

A large demographic study by Pew Research Centre in 2010 found that 55% of the world 's population identified with one of the three Abrahamic religions, i.e. Judaism, Christianity, or Islam (Pew Research Center, 2012). The significance of these religions is due to the fact that they are the most popular monotheistic religions - religions who worship one god as the supreme creator or prime-mover. Among these 3.8 billion people there will of course be degrees of conviction with some believing that…