Divine Command Theory (AQA A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Two questions meta-ethics explores
Two questions meta-ethics explores
What moral language means & how moral statements justified
Second-order language in meta-ethics
Second-order language in meta-ethics
About what it means to claim something is right or wrong
Divine Command Theory basic principle
Divine Command Theory basic principle
Whatever God commands is good; what God forbids is evil
Key difference: religious vs secular ethics
Key difference: religious vs secular ethics
Religious sources of authority (God's will & scripture)
Sola Scriptura meaning
Sola Scriptura meaning
By scripture alone - Protestant doctrine
The Euthyphro Dilemma question
The Euthyphro Dilemma question
Is conduct right because God commands or God commands because right?
Problem if right because God commands it
Problem if right because God commands it
God loses moral goodness; no basis to challenge immoral commands
Problem if God commands because it's right
Problem if God commands because it's right
God loses omnipotence; subject to external moral law
Divine Command Theory classification
Divine Command Theory classification
Non-naturalist; source of good is supernatural being (God)
Strength: universal rules
Strength: universal rules
Rules right for all times & places; avoids differing moral ideas