PSYCH 330 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Norepinephrine, Epinephrine, Oxytocin

• School: UMASS-Amherst
• Department: Psychology & Brain Sciences
• Course: PSYCH 330
• Professor: Hamel

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Divine command theory: you should x iff (and because) god wants you to x . Usually paired with canonical attributes of god. Iff: if and only if: all powerful (omnipotent, all knowing (omniscient, all good (omnibenevolent) Suppose you should x, and god wants you to x. Should you x because god wants you to x? (option #1) Or does god wants you to x because you should? (option #2) Option #1: you should x because god wants you to x. God is all good = god always does what god wants . Option #2: god wants you to x because you should. St. aquinas: option #2 and maintain g1. Have to understand what it means to say that all powerful . Means can do anything it"s possible to do . Impossible tasks for god: creating a rock so heavy god can"t lift it, making 1+1=3, making inflicting pointless suffering right.