Divine Command Theory and Euthyphro's dilemma

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  • Created on: 20-02-18 14:20

Euthyphro's dilemma
Plato wrote a dialogue entitled Euthyphro, in which Euthyphro takes his father to court and Socrates engages him in a dialogue about moral goodness. Socrates poses the question that has become known as Euthyphro's dilemma: 'Is the holy approved by the gods because it it holy, or is it holy because it is approved?' In other words, he is asking whether God commands things because they are good in themselves or…

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