Robert Adams' 'modified command theory'
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- Created on: 07-02-19 09:42
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- Robert Adams' 'modified command theory'
- this means, then, that morality cannot be arbitrary because it is grounded in the unchanging omnibenevolent nature of god
- the major issue of divine command theory- leading to any ethical system it proposes being arbitrary, that is, dependent on the whim of the creator God- has led to a development in the theory proposed by Robert Adams
- Adams argued that because morality is grounded in the character of God, who is perfectly good, then god's commands are rooted into god's character.
- since a characteristic of god is his omnibenevolence, then whatever god commands will inevitably reflect this, god's character
- goodness is an essential characteristic of god, it is grounded into the character of god.
- morality therefore, reflects at all times the omnibenevolent character of god.
- this means, then, that morality cannot be arbitrary because it is grounded in the unchanging omnibenevolent nature of god
- morality therefore, reflects at all times the omnibenevolent character of god.
- goodness is an essential characteristic of god, it is grounded into the character of god.
- since a characteristic of god is his omnibenevolence, then whatever god commands will inevitably reflect this, god's character
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