Jason Thibodeau's guest appearances

Jason Thibodeau

Real Atheology

Capturing Christianity Podcast

The Dan Norton Show

Trent Horn

Josh Rasmussen

Justin Schieber

Erik Wielenberg

Ben Watkins

Scott Davison

Alex Malpass

Cameron Bertuzzi

Graham Oppy

Josh Parikh

Randal Rauser

Matt Fradd

Stephen Law

Daniel Dennett

David Wood

OwlTail

Matt Flannagan

The Euthyphro Dilemma says that either God has reasons for his commands or He doesn’t. Take the second option. God has no reasons for His commands. Well then God’s commands are arbitrary–however, morality can’t be arbitrary. Now take the first option. God has reasons for His commands. Well then these reasons themselves are sufficient to give us moral obligations. No need for God. The Euthyphro Dilemma is meant to show that grounding morality in God is misguided. Jason argues that the Euthyphro Dilemma is sound, Matt argues it is not.Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_M19Rv52Og&amp;t=99sOur Website: www.capturingchristianity.comOur Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

The Euthyphro Dilemma says that either God has reasons for his commands or He doesn’t. Take the second option. God has no reasons for His commands. Well then God’s commands are arbitrary–however, morality can’t be arbitrary. Now take the first option. God has reasons for His commands. Well then these reasons themselves are sufficient to give us moral obligations. No need for God. The Euthyphro Dilemma is meant to show that grounding morality in God is misguided. Jason argues that the Euthyphro Dilemma is sound, Matt argues it is not. Link to the YouTube Video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_M19Rv52Og&amp;t=99s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_M19Rv52Og&amp;t=99s</a> Our Website: <a href="http://www.capturingchristianity.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.capturingchristianity.com</a> Our Patreon: <a href="http://www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity</a>

CC049: The Euthyphro Dilemma - Matt Flannagan vs Jason Thibodeau

The coronavirus outbreak: How Jesus or Mother Teresa would act vs. how most people do act. Are we obligated to do what is ideal? Should unrealistic ideals be ideals? Ought implies can. Giving lip service to selflessness as an ideal without really believing it: a tension in many people’s view. The moral and the practical. How to assess practicality. Is practicality a purely relative issue? Or is it objective? The meaning of “objective.” Is there an objective standard of the good? Of what’s worth pursuing? Ayn Rand’s view vs. intrinsicism and subjectivism. Are there intrinsic oughts? What one ought to do understood as what one has most reason to do. Is pleasure an intrinsic good? Is it ever good to avoid pleasure? The pleasure/experience machine. Would you do anything to get pleasure? Morality as relativized to something’s nature. Political implications of ethical views. The nature of a society as dependent on a notion of what is “normal.” What’s best for the world as a dependent on what’s best for individuals. Is pleasure valuable apart from life? Does my own pleasure matter the most? Does “what matters” depend on there being an agent to whom "what matters" matters? Can pleasure be a value apart from its being experienced? Selves and values across time, and how this relates to Galen Strawson’s, Buddhist, and Hindu views, and to valuing others. Is hunger in itself reason-giving? Experiencing pleasure while believing one doesn’t deserve it or that it isn’t valuable—is that coherent?

#22 - A conversation with Prof. Jason Thibodeau

In this episode the Real Atheologians interview Jason Thibodeau about the famous Euthyphro Dilemma and how to respond to apologists who try to split the dilemma.  Jason is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Cypress College.

In this episode the Real Atheologians interview Jason Thibodeau about the famous Euthyphro Dilemma and how to respond to apologists who try to split the dilemma.  Jason is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Cypress College.

RA022: Jason Thibodeau on the Euthyphro Dilemma