Unlocking the Knowledge of God: Evidence for His Existence
... Moral Laws are different from natural laws. Moral laws describe what ought to be not ...
... Moral Laws are different from natural laws. Moral laws describe what ought to be not ...
Good Minus God: The Moral Atheist - NYTimes.com - RIT
... aid, or that the welfare of a loved one is not on its own enough to justify sacrifice, it is only the Divine Sovereign that stands between us and - as Hobbes put it - the war of "all against all." This will seem a harsh judgment on the many theists who subscribe to what is called Divine Command Theo ...
... aid, or that the welfare of a loved one is not on its own enough to justify sacrifice, it is only the Divine Sovereign that stands between us and - as Hobbes put it - the war of "all against all." This will seem a harsh judgment on the many theists who subscribe to what is called Divine Command Theo ...
6 African Ethics
... • Good acts are those that bring about the well-being of society; bad actions work against it ...
... • Good acts are those that bring about the well-being of society; bad actions work against it ...
MORAL_ARGUME{...}
... unsatisfactory. It is better to look to consequences and individual circumstances. Situation ethics is an example here. The only principle is to love agapeistically. Ask “what is good for my neighbour?” A priori objective moral laws, in deontological systems such as Kant’s, regard consequences a ...
... unsatisfactory. It is better to look to consequences and individual circumstances. Situation ethics is an example here. The only principle is to love agapeistically. Ask “what is good for my neighbour?” A priori objective moral laws, in deontological systems such as Kant’s, regard consequences a ...
Classical Natural Law Theory
... The idea that a norm that does not conform to the natural law cannot be legally valid is the defining thesis of conceptual naturalism. As William Blackstone describes the thesis, “This law of nature, being co-eval with mankind and dictated by God himself, is of course superior in obligation to any ...
... The idea that a norm that does not conform to the natural law cannot be legally valid is the defining thesis of conceptual naturalism. As William Blackstone describes the thesis, “This law of nature, being co-eval with mankind and dictated by God himself, is of course superior in obligation to any ...
(very) Concise Guide to Eight Moral Theories
... duty and motivation – an act’s moral worth depends upon the real reason for which it was done. What we can know of morality comes from Reason, and what we can do morally is tied to knowing our duty and doing it for its own sake. We do what is right because it is the right thing to do, and for no oth ...
... duty and motivation – an act’s moral worth depends upon the real reason for which it was done. What we can know of morality comes from Reason, and what we can do morally is tied to knowing our duty and doing it for its own sake. We do what is right because it is the right thing to do, and for no oth ...
Rough draft of Test #1 PHL 205 Relativism: Please answer one of
... nonsense. It is important to religious believers that God is not only all-powerful and all-knowing, but that he is also good; yet if we accept the idea that good and bad are defined by reference to God’s will, this notion is deprived of any meaning.” Why is this so? What reason is there to worry tha ...
... nonsense. It is important to religious believers that God is not only all-powerful and all-knowing, but that he is also good; yet if we accept the idea that good and bad are defined by reference to God’s will, this notion is deprived of any meaning.” Why is this so? What reason is there to worry tha ...
The Terrain of Ethics
... 4.From religious point of view, undesirable to regard God’s commands as arbitrary, or to give up in goodness of God. 5.THEREFORE, even from religious perspective, a standard of right and wrong independent of God must be accepted. Theory of Natural Moral Law Thomas Acquinas ...
... 4.From religious point of view, undesirable to regard God’s commands as arbitrary, or to give up in goodness of God. 5.THEREFORE, even from religious perspective, a standard of right and wrong independent of God must be accepted. Theory of Natural Moral Law Thomas Acquinas ...
Handout 2: The Elements of Moral Philosophy: Chapters 3 and 4
... no reason to say “this is right” but “that is wrong”. 3. This conception of morality provides the wrong reasons for moral principles. But picking option 2 seems to be an abandonment of the connection we wished to preserve, namely the connection between morality and God. The Theory of Natural Law The ...
... no reason to say “this is right” but “that is wrong”. 3. This conception of morality provides the wrong reasons for moral principles. But picking option 2 seems to be an abandonment of the connection we wished to preserve, namely the connection between morality and God. The Theory of Natural Law The ...
Moral Doctrines and Moral Theories
... things. ► Second, we want to be a certain kind of people. ...
... things. ► Second, we want to be a certain kind of people. ...
Euthyphro`s Dilemma and Divine Command Ethics
... These two arguments, the impossibility of God commanding anything abhorrent and the limitations of humanity, are vital to understanding divine command ethical theory. This argument does have some weaknesses, since one must presuppose the authority of Scripture for it to work. This limits the number ...
... These two arguments, the impossibility of God commanding anything abhorrent and the limitations of humanity, are vital to understanding divine command ethical theory. This argument does have some weaknesses, since one must presuppose the authority of Scripture for it to work. This limits the number ...
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
... same for everywhere—independent of what humans may feel, desire, believe. Which “-ism” does this fall under? ...
... same for everywhere—independent of what humans may feel, desire, believe. Which “-ism” does this fall under? ...
The Terrain of Ethics
... 4.From religious point of view, undesirable to regard God’s commands as arbitrary, or to give up in goodness of God. 5.THEREFORE, even from religious perspective, a standard of right and wrong independent of God must be accepted. Theory of Natural Moral Law Thomas Acquinas ...
... 4.From religious point of view, undesirable to regard God’s commands as arbitrary, or to give up in goodness of God. 5.THEREFORE, even from religious perspective, a standard of right and wrong independent of God must be accepted. Theory of Natural Moral Law Thomas Acquinas ...
THE EUTHYPHRO DILEMMA - Christian Research Institute
... based on the commands of just anyone; we are talking about God. In the literature on divine command ethics, a particular conception of God is typically being used. God is defined as omnipotent, omniscient, and morally perfect. So, as the terms are defined, the claim that it is possible for God to co ...
... based on the commands of just anyone; we are talking about God. In the literature on divine command ethics, a particular conception of God is typically being used. God is defined as omnipotent, omniscient, and morally perfect. So, as the terms are defined, the claim that it is possible for God to co ...
ETHICS VS. MORALITY • is the final goal or aim of what we are
... Place of Worship: MORALITY IN BUDDHISM • Much like in Hinduism, karma is one of the fundamental principles of moral thought and action in Buddhism • Until a period known as , one’s actions in life will determine future ...
... Place of Worship: MORALITY IN BUDDHISM • Much like in Hinduism, karma is one of the fundamental principles of moral thought and action in Buddhism • Until a period known as , one’s actions in life will determine future ...
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... • It is argued that there is no morality other than what God explicitly commands. God’s commandments, it is claimed, are directly known from revelation: Scripture or religious experience. • The theory was popular in the Middle Ages, and the moral authority of Scripture was assumed by thinkers such a ...
... • It is argued that there is no morality other than what God explicitly commands. God’s commandments, it is claimed, are directly known from revelation: Scripture or religious experience. • The theory was popular in the Middle Ages, and the moral authority of Scripture was assumed by thinkers such a ...
The Moral Argument Revision Notes File
... existence of God based on moral behaviour. Kant believed that we all have innate moral awareness: “Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe… the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me.” He said that being moral was a case of following the Categorical Impe ...
... existence of God based on moral behaviour. Kant believed that we all have innate moral awareness: “Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe… the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me.” He said that being moral was a case of following the Categorical Impe ...
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... • An act does not depend upon its consequences for its moral justification (an act can be considered ‘morally good’ even if it leads to suffering!) • NML can be used by anyone (even if they are not religious) because it is based on REASON not REVELATION. ...
... • An act does not depend upon its consequences for its moral justification (an act can be considered ‘morally good’ even if it leads to suffering!) • NML can be used by anyone (even if they are not religious) because it is based on REASON not REVELATION. ...
moral luck
... Thomas Nagel: Moral Luck • Nagel says the Kantian view is simplistic and fails to take into account the way external factors impinge upon us. These factors introduce the idea of moral luck. • “Where a significant aspect of what someone does depends on factors beyond his control, yet we continue to ...
... Thomas Nagel: Moral Luck • Nagel says the Kantian view is simplistic and fails to take into account the way external factors impinge upon us. These factors introduce the idea of moral luck. • “Where a significant aspect of what someone does depends on factors beyond his control, yet we continue to ...
Morality - Amazon S3
... Does God command it because it is good? (God merely identifies and enforces the rules) If God commands us to kill, does killing become the moral thing to do? ...
... Does God command it because it is good? (God merely identifies and enforces the rules) If God commands us to kill, does killing become the moral thing to do? ...
How Actions Can Be Morally Evaluated
... Consistency: a maxim must be universalizable without contradiction Acceptability: a universalized maxim must be acceptable Objection: moral rules often conflict ...
... Consistency: a maxim must be universalizable without contradiction Acceptability: a universalized maxim must be acceptable Objection: moral rules often conflict ...
Ethics: Discovering Right and Wrong
... •Seems to make the attribution of “goodness” to God redundant •Seems to make morality into something arbitrary ...
... •Seems to make the attribution of “goodness” to God redundant •Seems to make morality into something arbitrary ...
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... Asserts that God commands the good because it is good in itself. If God commands the good because it is good, then he bases his decision what to command on what is already morally good. Moral goodness, then, must exist before God issues any commands, otherwise he wouldn’t command anything. If moral ...
... Asserts that God commands the good because it is good in itself. If God commands the good because it is good, then he bases his decision what to command on what is already morally good. Moral goodness, then, must exist before God issues any commands, otherwise he wouldn’t command anything. If moral ...