PPT-Euthyphro

initial questions Characters Setting Reasons for location Question Who asks and why What is piety the pious is to do what I am doing now 5e what is dear to the gods is pious 7a. If . there be any relation among objects which it imports to us to know perfectly, it is that of cause and effect. On this are founded all our reasoning concerning matter of fact or . existence…. Hume, . The Divine Command Theory. : . There are . objective . moral facts. Statements of the form “x is right/good/moral” mean . “God approves . of x” and statements of the form “x is wrong/bad/immoral” mean . PHI 234AA: PLATO DEF 1 (5c – 6e): Euthyphro’s first proposal: “Piety is doing what I’m doing now: Prosecuting a wrongdoer, whether it be murder or temple robbery or anything e Socrates and Plato. 469-399 BCE. 427-327 BCE. Socrates. Bricklayer by trade, served in the army. Labeled “the wisest man in Athens” by oracle at Delphi. Set out to prove the oracle wrong. Questioned the sophists who held that success was ability to gain hold of wealth, fame and power. enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. The question. Is morality whatever God wills it to be or is morality something independent of God. ?. Can . God make right be wrong, or good be bad. ?. The first. option. PNYX. acropolis. “. The . statue itself is made of ivory silver and gold [. about 40 feet high. ]. On the middle of her helmet is placed a likeness of the Sphinx ... and on either side of the helmet are griffins in relief. ... The statue of Athena is upright, with a tunic reaching to the feet, and on her breast the head of Medusa is worked in ivory. She holds a statue of Victory about four cubits . PNYX. acropolis. “The statue itself is made of ivory silver and gold [. about 40 feet high. ]. On the middle of her helmet is placed a likeness of the Sphinx ... and on either side of the helmet are griffins in relief. ... The statue of Athena is upright, with a tunic reaching to the feet, and on her breast the head of Medusa is worked in ivory. She holds a statue of Victory about four cubits . Divine Command Theory. The Euthyphro Dilemma. Challenges from atheism. Before we start, quick homework check – let’s see your completed tables of strengths and weaknesses. Discuss with your neighbour:.