Theistic Ethics and the Euthyphro Dilemma

It is widely believed that the Divine Command Theory is untenable due to the Euthyphro Dilemma. This article first examines the Platonic dialogue of that name, and shows that Socrates’s reasoning is faulty. Second, the dilemma in the form in which many contemporary philosophers accept it is examined...

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Main Author: Joyce, Richard (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2002
In: Journal of religious ethics
Year: 2002, Volume: 30, Issue: 1, Pages: 49-75
Further subjects:B Divine Command Theory
B Euthyphro Dilemma
B theistic ethics
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