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1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology

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Tag: Euthyphro problem

Ethics and God: the Divine Command Theory and the Euthyphro Dilemma

November 22, 2025February 26, 2026 ~ 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology ~ 8 Comments

This essay introduces the Divine Command Theory of ethics, that wrong actions are wrong because God forbids them and right actions are right because God commands them, and the most important responses to it, which date back to Socrates’ discussion in ancient Greece with a man named Euthyphro.

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