Category: Euthyphro Dilemma

Concept of the Euthyphro Dilemma Platos famous question concerning the nature of goodness asks whether a thing is good because God says it is good, or does God say its good because it is good. This is known as Euthyphros Dilemma (named after the character Euthyphro in Platos socratic dialogue’ on the subject of goodness).…

Supernatural Origin of Evil Good and evil are like two notes in a symphony. Many things change into their opposites: for example, hard ice melts into water which is soft. This led to believe that the combination of opposites resulted in a harmonious whole. In music, harmony results from the combination of low and high…

The Thrust of the Euthyphro Dilemma A claim that people are morally required to subject their moral judgments to scrutiny, perhaps to test whether their moral beliefs are supported by right reason and they can stand up to objections seems to be straightforward. However, morality is derived from different sources. Quite a number of philosophers…

Concept of the Euthyphro Dilemma Platos famous question concerning the nature of goodness asks whether a thing is good because God says it is good, or does God say its good because it is good. This is known as Euthyphros Dilemma (named after the character Euthyphro in Platos socratic dialogue’ on the subject of goodness).…

Supernatural Origin of Evil Good and evil are like two notes in a symphony. Many things change into their opposites: for example, hard ice melts into water which is soft. This led to believe that the combination of opposites resulted in a harmonious whole. In music, harmony results from the combination of low and high…

The Thrust of the Euthyphro Dilemma A claim that people are morally required to subject their moral judgments to scrutiny, perhaps to test whether their moral beliefs are supported by right reason and they can stand up to objections seems to be straightforward. However, morality is derived from different sources. Quite a number of philosophers…

Critical Analysis of the Major Dilemma of the Euthyphro Problem Divine Command Theory & Utilitarianism I. Introduction This paper discussed both the divine command theory and utilitarianism, in a comparative study to ultimately suggest that utilitarianism is the most compelling approach in determining right and wrong. This paper is divided into four sections. Part II…

How Should We Live: Argumentative Essay on Euthyphro Dilemma What does it mean to be a good person? How does one determine what the right thing to do is in a moral dilemma? Originally introduced by Aristotle, virtue ethics attempts to provide a moral framework to answer these questions. Virtue ethics is one of the…