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Moral Arguments IV: The Sophist-icated “Euthyphro Dilemma”

March 21, 2019 By Wm. Travis Coblentz
Filed Under: Apologetics, Defending the Faith, Philosophy Tagged With: Augustine, Euthyphro, Euthyphro Dilemma, Plato, Sophists

Sophists | Tactical Faith

Summary Perhaps a quick summary of the argument so far is in order. The primary focus of this series is the Euthyphro Dilemma, which has been adapted by contemporary thinkers to argue that a divine being or beings cannot be the source of morality. The adapted Dilemma states, in short, either God is the source […]

Moral Arguments III: Might Might Make Right, Right?

March 10, 2019 By Wm. Travis Coblentz
Filed Under: Apologetics Tagged With: Euthyphro, Euthyphro Dilemma, Might makes right, Moral Argument, Plato

In the previous two posts, we’ve talked about one of the central criticisms of any claim that morality is derived in some way from a divine being: The Euthyphro Dilemma. We’ve looked briefly at the original text of Plato’s Euthyphro, examined how the Dilemma develops in the dialogue. And, so far, we have found Plato/Socrates […]

Moral Arguments II: Disagreeing over God(s)

February 23, 2019 By Wm. Travis Coblentz
Filed Under: Apologetics, Defending the Faith, From the Board, Philosophy Tagged With: Euthyphro, Euthyphro Dilemma, Moral Argument, Plato

Apollos | Tactical Faith

When we make arguments in support of a Christian view, those arguments can avoid accusations of question-begging by appeal to sources other than Scripture. Given that the Euthyphro Dilemma, which has been wielded against the idea of God as a source of morality, originated with Plato, what if Plato already had within the Euthyphro the […]

A Primer on Justice II: Getting Confused with Plato

March 8, 2018 By Wm. Travis Coblentz
Filed Under: Christianity and Politics, Church and Law, Philosophy, Worldview Tagged With: God's justice, justice, mercy, Plato, recompense

Getting Properly Confused I’ve stated in another blog that being unsure, even confused, can be a result even of the experience of the grace of Jesus. I may be wrong, for perhaps I just find too much confidence in one’s beliefs unpleasant. It surely undermines dialogue and therefore also can reduce the chance of befriending […]

Knowledge, Understanding, and Love III: Ignorance through Grace

February 8, 2018 By Wm. Travis Coblentz
Filed Under: Apologetics, Humility, Philosophy, Worldview Tagged With: grace, ignorance, knowledge, Plato, self-justification, Socrates, virtue

Ignorance and the Good The last entry in this series noted that recognizing our own ignorance—the simple recognition that we do not possess the Truth, but that the Truth possesses us—may be essential to be good, even for Christians. But how can Christians both claim to know the Truth and be ignorant? Let’s begin with […]

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