Divine command theory (also known as theological voluntarism) is a meta-ethical theory which proposes that an action's status as morally good is equivalent...

the dilemma, branding divine command theory a "subjective theory of value" that makes morality arbitrary. They accept a theory of morality on which, "right...

various versions of this moral theory, as they all held that moral obligations arise from God's commands. The divine command theory is a form of deontology because...

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following God's commands. While various religions may have Gods that endorse different beliefs and behaviors, divine command theory encompasses all instances...

Christianity up until the Enlightenment. It is also known as the divine-right theory of kingship. The doctrine asserts that a monarch is not accountable...

observer theory (which claims that moral propositions are about what attitudes a hypothetical ideal observer would hold). Although divine command theory is...

undesirable consequences. Divine command theory says that God is the source of morality. It states that moral laws are divine commands and that to act morally...

rationalism about morality was repeatedly used to reject strong divine command theories of ethics". Such moral rationalism asserts that morality is based...

because God commands it. This view is known as divine command theory, which states that moral truths are grounded in God's will or commands. According...

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for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Austin, Michael W. (2006). "Divine Command Theory". Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved 15 August 2012...

offered the Divine command theory, a theory which proposes that an action's status as morally good is equivalent to whether it is commanded by God. Augustine's...

number of moral theories and topics, including cultural relativism, subjectivism, divine command theory, ethical egoism, social contract theory, utilitarianism...

others). Like ideal observer theory, divine command theory purports to be universalist despite its subjectivism. Error theory, another form of moral anti-realism...

have their roots in Christian theology, which largely follows the divine command theory, according to which God dictates morality and determines whether...

a Deist, Allen accepted the notion of a divine being, though throughout Reason he argues that even a divine being must be circumscribed by logic. In...

place of torment and punishment in the afterlife. Religions with a linear divine history often depict hell as an eternal destination, while religions with...

prophets. That the entire Torah (both the Written and Oral law) are of Divine origin and were dictated to Moses by God on Mt. Sinai. The Torah given by...

creates God. God is not omnipotent in the sense of being coercive. The divine has the power of persuasion rather than coercion. Process theologians interpret...

Central insights of classical theistic theology includes emanationism and divine simplicity. Classical theistic traditions can be observed in major religions...

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what is moral is so because it is what God commands are defending a version of the Divine command theory. Another important topic which is widely discussed...

Hare's philosophy is specifically Christian and includes elements of Divine command theory. In The Moral Gap (1996), Hare outlined and analyzed various philosophers'...

omnibenevolent God. Another definition of theodicy is the vindication of divine goodness and providence in view of the existence of evil. The word theodicy...

process human fallibility is inextricably mixed into the very meaning of the divine word. As a result, it is impossible to follow the indisputable word of God;...

Augustine suggested resolving the perceived contradiction through divine command theory—whatever God wills is good, thus (3) is false.[neutrality is disputed]...

Agnosticism is the view or belief that the existence of God, the divine, or the supernatural is either unknowable in principle or unknown in fact. It can...

station (National Rail station code), Wales Divine Command Theory, a moral theory which holds that divine revelation (especially by God) is the basis...