On Euthyphro's Dilemma and Divine Command In Plato's Euthyphro, Socrates presents a fundamentally meta-ethical problem to Euthyphro by asking "whether that which is pious or holy is loved by the gods because he is holy, or holy because he is loved by the gods” (Plato 219)? Divine of morality and I will discuss the philosophical implications associated with each possible response to the dilemma, while demonstrating the fallacies and inequalities within each. Divine Command Theory (DCT) states that “morality depends in some way on God, and that moral obligation consists in obedience to God's commands. Divine Command Theory includes the claim that morality is ultimately based on the commanding or character of God, and that morally right action it is what God commands or requires” (Austin). The seemingly paradoxical dilemma that Socrates poses to Euthyphroids is thus illustrated by his two horns: 1) Are morally good (or pious) acts commanded by God because they are morally good?, or 2) Are morally good acts good because they are commanded by God? defining God in any specific relative term would still be a monumental undertaking for which I fear I don't do justice, but in the sense of constructing a valid and reasonable argument in favor of one thing or another there must first be some concrete premise upon which to build . Staying true to the topic at hand, I will not attempt to undertake any ontological arguments, but for the sake of these DCT-related arguments we will not only define God in an apologetic sense as the Judeo-Christian God of Abraham, but as the omniscient, omnipotent. , and the perfectly benevolent Supreme Being who transcends every king...... middle of paper ...... concrete theories and empirical truths, no matter how real, that we can attempt to use to understand his attributes. Zellner 8 Works Cited Austin, Michael W. “Divine Command Theory.” Internet encyclopedia of philosophy.University of Tennessee at Martin, nd Web. April 15, 2014.Luther, Martin, et al. Luther and Erasmus: free will and salvation. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1969. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). Network. April 15, 2014.Moreland, James P. and Kai Nielsen. Does God Exist?: The Debate Between Theists and Atheists. Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books, 1993. Print.Plato. "Euthyphro." Plato: The Complete Works. Trans. Benjamin Jowett. 3rd ed. SouthBend, IN: Collected Works Collection, 2011. 199-231. Print.Russell, Bertrand. Why I Am Not a Christian: And Other Essays on Religion and Related Topics. New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1957. Print.