Ethics: Elements of Moral Philosophy Ch. 4

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What is the essence of the Divine Command Theory?
Essentially, it sayes that "morally right" is a matter of being commanded by god and "morally wrong is a matter of being forbidden by god.
What is the Euthyphro Dillema?
The question that goes, Is something right because the gods command it, or do the gods command it because it is right?
According to the DCT, nothing is good or bad , except when _____ thinking makes it so.
God's
What are the three problems with the idea of gods thinking making morality?
1. this conception of morality is mysterious 2.this conception makes gods commands arbitrary 3.this conception provides the wrong reasons for moral principals
Which is more dominant in christian ethics? a. Divine command theory b. Natural Law theory.
B. Natural Law theory.