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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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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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In Defense of a Divine Command Theory of Ethics
Journal of the American Academy of Religion, 1975Sam convinced that a divine command theory of ethics has more going for it than has been generally acknowledged. My goal in the present essay is to persuade you to share my conviction or, at least, to move you an inch or two in that direction. I probably cannot hope for much more than an inch, given the limited scope of the defense I offer.
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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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Interpreting Kant's Theory of Divine Commands
Kantian Review, 2005Kant rejected ‘theological morality’, insisting that no one, including God, can be the ‘author’ of the moral law because the moral law is a categorically necessary, non-positive law. Kant was also no religious enthusiast and clearly intended to rule out certain kinds of dependence of ethics on theology.
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Divine Command Theory without a Divine Commander
The Journal of Value Inquiry, 2023openaire +1 more source
Divine Command Theory and Theistic Activism
The Heythrop Journal, 2012If the divine will is not subject to any principle, and God controls all truths including moral truths, morality will be arbitrary at the deepest level. It will not be possible to offer any explanation of why God has willed certain actions rather than their contraries.
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