Morality is not about, what we should not do, but about what we should do. It is about doing the right thing. It is about how we should live our lives. No one seems to have the power to control another's actions and life. In order to find out if anyone has power, the source or basis of morality has to be established. With regards to this, there are four schools of thought. The four schools of thought believe the basis of morality to be god, society, individual or culture.
Within the boundaries of the first school of thought exists the Divine Command theory. This theory states that god lays down what is right and wrong. The problem with this theory is the dilemma other wise known as the Euthyphro Dilemma. The Euthyphro dilemma rests on a modernised version of the question asked by Socrates in the Euthyphro: "Are morally good acts willed by God because they are morally good, or are they morally good because they are willed by God?"
When we look at the first part of the......
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