A New Explanation of Why the Euthyphro Dilemma Is a False Dilemma
The article gives a new explanation for why the Euthyphro dilemma is a false dilemma and argues that it is a middle position that both the theist and the atheist could accept. The argument is that both the will of God and the preferences of individuals are necessary truthmakers for what the good is....
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| description | The article gives a new explanation for why the Euthyphro dilemma is a false dilemma and argues that it is a middle position that both the theist and the atheist could accept. The argument is that both the will of God and the preferences of individuals are necessary truthmakers for what the good is. Each of the components is insufficient on its own, but jointly they are sufficient. Individual preferences are necessary to provide the normativity of the good, while God is necessary for the objectivity of the good. It is the combination of individual preferences into a possible world that is valuated the most by the most that gives the normative goal for moral choices. It is the knowledge of God of what would most probably be valuated the most by the most that makes a concrete choice the morally right thing to do in a concrete situation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4e3cf801709b42398febdc95b60b2d8e2023-11-19T02:51:24ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442023-08-01148103810.3390/rel14081038A New Explanation of Why the Euthyphro Dilemma Is a False DilemmaAtle Ottesen Søvik0Department of Systematic Theology, MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society, 0363 Oslo, NorwayThe article gives a new explanation for why the Euthyphro dilemma is a false dilemma and argues that it is a middle position that both the theist and the atheist could accept. The argument is that both the will of God and the preferences of individuals are necessary truthmakers for what the good is. Each of the components is insufficient on its own, but jointly they are sufficient. Individual preferences are necessary to provide the normativity of the good, while God is necessary for the objectivity of the good. It is the combination of individual preferences into a possible world that is valuated the most by the most that gives the normative goal for moral choices. It is the knowledge of God of what would most probably be valuated the most by the most that makes a concrete choice the morally right thing to do in a concrete situation.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/8/1038the Euthyphro dilemmaGod and moralitymetaethics |
| spellingShingle | Atle Ottesen Søvik A New Explanation of Why the Euthyphro Dilemma Is a False Dilemma Religions the Euthyphro dilemma God and morality metaethics |
| title | A New Explanation of Why the Euthyphro Dilemma Is a False Dilemma |
| title_full | A New Explanation of Why the Euthyphro Dilemma Is a False Dilemma |
| title_fullStr | A New Explanation of Why the Euthyphro Dilemma Is a False Dilemma |
| title_full_unstemmed | A New Explanation of Why the Euthyphro Dilemma Is a False Dilemma |
| title_short | A New Explanation of Why the Euthyphro Dilemma Is a False Dilemma |
| title_sort | new explanation of why the euthyphro dilemma is a false dilemma |
| topic | the Euthyphro dilemma God and morality metaethics |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/8/1038 |
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