Divine Command Theory Weaknesses Bournemouth 神的命令理论的弱点伯恩茅斯.pptx

Divine Command Theory Weaknesses Starter – Missing Words Round LO s To explore some of the key criticisms of the divine command theory, including the Euthyphro dilemma To evaluate divine command theory in light of such criticisms Missing Words Starter _____ of hippo and John ____ argued for predestination Descartes argued that God can do anything, including ___ ______ was willing to _____ to show faith in God _____ said that you cannot have a ______ without a ______ God cannot be understood through Aquinas’ _____ argued Karl Barth Luther suggested we can be moral through per sola ____ and per sola _____ Barth ‘God is not just ____ but ____.’ Weaknesses Euthyphros Dilemma – Plato, Ockham, Adams, Geach (read script) Christianity about love not like the ‘legalistic Torah’. Slaves of Christ – obedience not a virtue Obedience and Freedom – Incompatible? God’s will cannot be known…Aquinas vs Barth Supervenience – moving from non-ethical to ethical eg man in image of God=abortion is wrong Divine Command Theory Weaknesses – Lesson 2 Summarise DCT weaknesses in word cloud format, using notes from last lesson. (the bigger the word, the more significant it is) To further explore the philosophical weaknesses of divine command theory To discuss and evaluate this, speed dating style DCT Weaknesses Speed Dating In pairs, you must make sense of and summarise your slide…you are then going to go and meet other ‘couples’ who are going to share their summary with you (notes to be taken from first person conversation not from copying). Weaknesses Leibniz – paradox – “If God wills a person to do the opposite of what God has already willed, this would be morally good.” Absurd. Why does DCT mean God is not free? God not free – bound to reward and punish if subjects are obedient Divine Command Theory: Ayer For some philosophers, morality can’t depend on authority alone. A.J.Ayer said: ‘No morality can be founded on authority, even if the authority were divine.’ Commanding something doesn’t