Question

1) What is a practical difficulty that Divine Command Theory faces? ( Why is it difficult to put DCT Into practice in resolving ethical disputes?)

2) Explains the Euthyphro argument. Make sure to indicate what is an argument for or against?

Answer 1

1) Divine command theory is view that god is responsible for morality and moral obligation. for example: when a person do some ethical thing, then it is response to the god's command. It is more or less like connection between religion and ethics. This theory talks about metaphysical basis for morality and it also talks about self-sacrifies. It is also a christian ethical system. We cannot follow all the things which are said in this theory because when we are good to someone we cannot use moral reasoning to explain that act of goodness. according to DCT whatever we do it is because of god's command, the main problem gere is not everything can be give moral reasoning and also in india there are many god , so nobody know which god command good or which is the exact god to command good things, so there is a confusion in it. Theory talks like that , without god there is no marality.

2) EUTHYPHRO argument : " god command is good because it is morally good or morally good because it is god command".

"euthyphro dilemma "is the name given for this argument, after Plato's euthypheo dialogue. The Euthyphro argument is about the arugment itself.