Why the Horrendous Deeds Objection Is Still a Bad Argument

A common objection to divine command meta-ethics (‘DCM’) is the horrendous deeds objection. Critics object that if DCM is true, anything at all could be right, no matter how abhorrent or horrendous. Defenders of DCM have responded by contending that God is essentially good: God has certain character...

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Main Author: Flannagan, Matthew (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Netherlands 2022
In: Sophia
Year: 2022, Volume: 61, Issue: 2, Pages: 399-418
Further subjects:B Wes Morriston
B God and morality
B Divine Command Theory
B Horrendous deeds objection
B Walter Sinnott-Armstrong
B Louise Antony
B Essential goodness
B Jason Thibodeau
B Richard Joyce
B Brad Hooker
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