Plato Euthyphro goodness divine command dilemma

Goodness is not simply a god’s command

In Plato’s dialogue *Euthyphro*, Socrates asks whether something is good because a god wills it, or whether a god wills it because it is good. The dilemma treats goodness as independent of divine command: even gods must answer to what is good.

A Greek tragedy portrayed a recent defeat

Aeschylus’s play *The Persians* showed the Persian response to defeat at Salamis, just eight years earlier. Most Greek tragedies drew on mythology, making this the earliest surviving drama about recent history.

Some West Bank settlers use far more water per person

Up To 20×

In parts of the West Bank, Israeli settlers use up to 20 times as much water per person as nearby Palestinian communities. Those communities get about 20 liters per person each day, the World Health Organization’s minimum for emergency response.

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Plato Euthyphro goodness divine command dilemma

Goodness is not simply a god’s command

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