PHL105Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Divine Command Theory
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You can do what you ought not to do. You can not do what you ought to do. There is room to do what you want to do - overall. Foot says, morality is just a distinct set of rules. However, it does not help to answer the following in this matter . Why do what morality prescribes: because its moral. Why do what etiquette prescribes: because its etiqueter. The divine command theory (dct) (potential answer to why act morally) Because it pays going well: recall the idea of well-being well-being is the state of your life. Prudence the idea that well-being gives you a reason for action: to be prudent is to do what"s good for you, it is considered rational to be prudent. Why act morally: because its prudent, because its good for you. Because acting morally (under certain conditions) is the only means of being safe. For hobbes being safe/peace is key idea.