Metaethics reading group will be on TODAY at 6 pm in the philosophy common
room. We will be looking at Richard' Joyce's 'Theistic Ethics and the
Euthyphro Dilemma':
Abstract:
'It is widely believed that the Divine Command Theory is untenable due to
the Euthyphro Dilemma. This article first examines the Platonic dialogue
of that name, and shows that Socrates’s reasoning is faulty. Second, the
dilemma in the form in which many contemporary philosophers accept it
is examined in detail, and this reasoning is also shown to be deficient.
This is not to say, however, that the Divine Command Theory is true—
merely that one popular argument for rejecting it is unsound. Finally some
brief thoughts are presented concerning where the real problems lie for the
theory.'
Tonight promises to be an interesting discussion! All welcome.
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