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The Psychopath Objection to Divine Command Theory
European Journal for Philosophy of Religion, 2021Abstract: Recently, Erik Wielenberg has developed a novel objection to divine command meta-ethics (DCM). The objection that DCM "has the implausible implication that psychopaths have no moral obligations and hence their evil acts, no matter how evil, are morally permissible". This article criticizes Wielenberg's argument.
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A Defensible Divine Command Theory
Noûs, 1983The term 'The Divine Command Theory of Ethics' is similar to 'The Ontological Argument' in that there is no unique entity deserving of that title. Rather, there is a multiplicity of theories, each of which is appropriately taken to be a divine command theory. The strongest versions are, if not the finest, at least definist.
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Is the divine command theory defensible?
Religious Studies, 1984Recent defences of the Divine Command Theory have ranged from those which attempt to meet objections half-way, and in the process transform the theory, to restatements and defences of the theory in its full rigour. Philip Quinn's Divine Commands and Moral Requirements is one of the latter.
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Divine Command Theory and Metaethics
Revista Brasileira de Filosofia da Religião, 2018I will outline an application of metaethics to the debate about Euthyphro's dilemma and divine command theory (DCT). Metaethics elucidates how we should understand what are objective moral judgments and moral truths. I argue that the normative content of morality does not depend on God’s approval/command.
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AL‐GHAZĀLĪ'S DIVINE COMMAND THEORY
Journal of Religious Ethics, 2021AbstractThis article reviews al‐Ghazālī's conception of Divine Command Theory (DCT) in light of contemporary philosophical developments. There are two well‐known objections against DCT. These include the problem of arbitrariness (PoA), which states that God randomly chose our moral framework for no reason given His capability to choose any moral ...
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The Divine Command Theory of Mozi1
Asian Philosophy, 2006In this study, I will examine the famous ‘divine command theory’ of Mozi. Through the discussion of several important chapters of Mozi, including Fayi (law), Tianzhi (the will of heaven), Minggui (knowing the spirits) and Jianai (universal love), I attempt to clarify the arguments of Mozi offered in support of his distinctive ideas of serving heaven ...
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Divine Command Ethics: A Causal Theory
2006Abstract What has God to do with human morality? According to divine command theories of ethics, his will determines, at least to some extent, its content. This general conception of the source of morality has distinguished historical antecedents.
Philip L Quinn, Christian B Miller
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