Take a look, once again, at Plato’s Euthyphro. The Euthyphro dilemma may be proposed in response to the claim that there is a divine basis for morality.
Although we haven’t talked much about human rights yet (don’t worry, we’ll get there!), respond to the following in approximately 500-600 words:
1. Can you think of a way the Euthyphro dilemma could be given in response to the claim that human rights are determined by a supreme being?
2a. If so, explain what would such a dilemma look like.
2b. If not, explain why not.
Hint: I take it you’ll need to clearly state (1) what the Euthyphro dilemma is, (2) something about what you take human rights to be, and (3) how the former may (or may not) apply to the latter.
NOTE 1: This short assignment is worth 10 points. You will be assigned points in the following categories:
Clarity and organization (out of 2 total)
Grammar and spelling (out of 2 total)
Statement of the Euthyprho dilemma (out of 2 total)
Thesis about application to Human Rights (out of 2 total)
Quality of support for thesis (out of 2 total)
NOTE 2: This assignment is checked for plagiarism with automatic software that checks for non-cited sources (copy-and-pasting from work that isn’t your own).