Category Archives: Euthyphro Dilemma

Norris, Gettier, Euthyphro, Hume and Plato: Is knowledge justified true belief?

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Maryann Spikes

[ Section on Gettier revised 1/7/11 ][ Mention of Euthyphro dilemma as applied to epistemology revised 2/23/11 ] When deciding whether knowledge is justified, true belief (Plato), a question arises: Is the truth of a belief 1) external to the … Continue reading →

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At Coffee with the Euthyphro Dilemma

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Maryann Spikes

Maryann, Dawkins, and Harris are at coffee…Maryann pops off with… Maryann: It is a true fact that love…treating the other as self…is the highest value. Dawkins (pre-Moral Landscape): Nature neither knows nor cares. Nature just is. Maryann: Agreed. But the … Continue reading →

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Moral realism and our rights and liberties, part 1

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Maryann Spikes

If civil rights and liberties matter to you, then moral realism matters to you. If moral realism is not true, civil rights and liberties do not truly exist and social justice is a myth (as is the meaning of life and … Continue reading →