piety is a part of justice is perhaps as close to a definition of piety that we ever receive in the dialogue of Euthyphro. This is because of all the explanations offered by Euthyphro‚ this one comes closest to measuring piety with a valid‚ universal standard. Euthyphro’s first suggestion‚ that piety is what he is doing now‚ is not only merely an example‚ not a definition‚ but Euthyphro is so pompous as to use himself as the standard with which to measure piety. Of course‚ no one person should
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In the Euthyphro dialogue‚ Socrates poses the question: “And is then all that is just pious? Or is all that is pious just‚ but not all that is just pious‚ but some of it is and some is not?” (11e-12a). Socrates answers this question by claiming piety is a subset
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Euthyphro – Plato Kristen B M Ashford University PHI208: Ethics and Moral Reasoning Instructor Marc McGrath February 11‚ 2013 Euthyphro – Plato The Euthyphro is a tale of Socrates and Euthyphro. They meet by chance and end up discussing what is holy and what is piety. Socrates tries to get answers from Euthyphro but because of his unwillingness to learn‚ they end back at the beginning of their discussion. In Euthyphro‚ we see the three distinct definitions of piety and holiness that
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References: 1. Plato “Euthyphros” Web 10 December 2011 http://classics.mit.edu/Plato/euthyfro.html 2. Plato “The Apology” Web 10 December 2011 http://classics.mit.edu/Plato/apology.html
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Question #1: Euthyphro’s Dilemma At Euthyphro 9e‚ Euthyphro claims that the pious is that which is loved by all the gods. In effect‚ he is claiming that the pious and the god-loved are identical. In reply to this claim‚ Socrates argues that “If the god-loved and the pious were the same‚ my dear Euthyphro‚ then if the pious was being loved because it was pious‚ the god-loved would also be being loved because it is god-loved.” Socrates is essentially arguing that if the ‘pious’ and the ‘god-loved’
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Pursuing Piety Euthyphro is a text written by Plato‚ about a debate between Socrates and Euthyphro on the subject of piety and holiness‚ rich with Socratic irony‚ Socrates pretends to be clueless on the subject and asks Euthyphro what his thoughts are on the subject of piety and what makes an action pious‚ however Euthyphro starts digging himself a bigger and bigger hole even though he initially posed as almost an expert on piety‚ Socrates finally shows him how ignorant he truly is on the subject
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cultural differences‚ values‚ moral‚ and religious beliefs within society‚ which is in the case with Socrates and Euthyphro. Plato ’s Euthyphro is a dialogue between Socrates and young Euthyphro outside the court in Athens just before Socrates is to go to trial. Socrates has been charged by the Athenians with impiety while Euthyphro claims to understand piety perfectly. In fact‚ Euthyphro is at court to prosecute a case against his own father for impiety. His father allowed a laborer‚ who had killed
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The Euthyphro is a much studied text of Plato’s‚ which unfortunately has left many people with some very serious questions. Primarily‚ why does the Euthyphro end in failure? Socrates was the wisest man alive‚ and for some reason his quest for understanding falls short. Yet somehow‚ I doubt that this has anything to do with a fault in the argument‚ but rather‚ the reason for the failure lies with Socrates main line of questioning. The problem is introduced with the idea of an “essence.” As Euthyphro
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Euthyphro offers at least four definitions of piety. Analyze each one of them. According to you‚ what are the shortcomings and fallacies that Socrates finds in each one of them? In Euthyphro’s initial dialogues with Socrates he is in the process of prosecuting his father for the murder of a murderer. Socrates did not quite understand the philosophy behind Euthyphro’s actions but nevertheless wanted to learn. Socrates chose to speak with Euthyphro with hopes to better understand Euthyphro
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dialog called Euthyphro is about a discussion that took place between Socrates and Euthyphro concerning the meaning of piety‚ or one’s duty to both gods and to humanity. Socrates has recently been charged with impiety and is about to be tried before the Athenian court while Euthyphro is on trial for murder. Because Socrates knew that the Athenian people did not understand the meaning of piety‚ Socrates asks Euthyphro to answer the question "What is piety?" He wants to see if Euthyphro is as wise as
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