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A 4 page research paper/essay that explores the Divine Command theory of morality. This examination, first of all, looks at why few contemporary ethicists defend this system of ethics, and then at whether or not DCT can be justified in some modified form. The writer concludes that it cannot. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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consistently promotes obedience to Gods will as the foundation for moral life (Vacek, 1996). The divine command theory (DCT) of ethics holds that that morality of act should be judged
solely on the criteria as to whether or not God commands such action or prohibits it (Augustine, 2005). In this system of ethics, the only criteria that can make an
action morally wrong is whether or not God prohibits it. Modern ethicists dismiss DCT as an unworkable ethical system. The following examination of DCT looks, first of all, at why
this is so, and then at whether or not DCT can justified in some modified form. Plato was undoubtedly one of the first philosophers to address the morality of
DCT, as he illustrates the principles involved in his Euthyphro dialogue (Augustine, 2005). In this text, Euthyphro questions Socrates as to whether or not an act is morally good because
the gods will it and they are morally good, or is it morally good because it is willed by the gods (Holt, 2003). No matter how this question is answered
presents philosophical problems. If the answer is that morally good acts are willed by God because they are morally good, then there is an independence problem (Holt, 2003). If
this is the case, then the moral act was morally good independently of Gods will, which is inconsistent with DCT (Holt, 2003). DCT holds that the morality of an act
is solely contingent on Gods will towards that action. On the other hand, if the second answer is affirmed and it is held that morally good acts are good because
they are willed by God, then the philosopher faces additional problems. First of all, this position allows that Gods commandments do not have to be informed by morality. They can
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