Philosophy A-Level
Divine command theory
What Divine command theory means in Philosophy A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Divine command theory
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The view that actions are right because God commands them, and that right and wrong depend on God's commands.
Topics that use Divine command theory
- The concept and nature of 'God' (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Arbitrariness of morality
- God's relationship to time
- Omnipotence
- Responses grounding goodness in God's nature
- The meaning(s) of the attributes
- The source of moral goodness
- Timelessness (eternity)
- Arguments for incoherence
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