the merits of the charges as those against Socrates. For a long time it was considered that this soothsayer embodied religious orthodoxy‚ popular traditional religious beliefs and Plato wanted to show that such a representative was unable to define piety‚ and thus prevent that Socrates was condemned for impiety. Socrates victim zealots of traditional religion. This thesis has been criticized in the early 20th century and has emerged a very different interpretation that reigned supreme for seventy years:
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In an analysis of Plato’s Euthyphro‚ Peter Geach claims that Socrates commits the Socratic fallacy when he refuses Euthyphro’s first definition of piety. Socrates rejects the definition given because it does not give a formal definition of what piety is‚ but instead offers examples of things and actions that are pious. Geach believes that this is a substantial fallacy committed by Socrates‚ one that may prevent him from getting at the truth of the matter. I will first expand on Geach’s Socratic fallacy
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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 is given by Euthyphro and how Socrates refutes them. This paper will give those definitions and my own argument as to what Socrate’s goal was in the Euthyphro‚ as well as my own definitions as to what piety and holiness is. In the Euthyphro
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Disneyfiying Confucious’ Filial Piety as seen in Disney’s Mulan (1998) Filial Piety in the Ballad of Mulan compared to Disney’s version The legend of Mulan‚ the Chinese woman warrior‚ was first presented in an annonomous poem called “the Ballad of Mulan” which dated back the 6th sentury Tang Dynansty. The poem was written in five segments; each one represents Mulan’s origin‚ experience in the battlefield‚ and also sense of obedience to her family. The legend lives on as it is passed from one generation
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taking action against a member of his own family. Without any further discussion of the case involving Euthyphro ’s father‚ Socrates is anxious to pursue the nature of piety since this is related to the fact that Meletus has accused him of the crime of impiety. This is why he asks Euthyphro‚ "What is piety?" Euthyphro answers that piety is acting the way he is acting in bringing charges against one who has done wrong‚ even though that person happens to be his own father. Admitting that Euthyphro is
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for a son to prosecute his own father for murder."(Bonjour‚ Laurence & Baker‚ Ann. Philosophical Problems: An Annotated Anthology. New York: Pearson‚ 2005). Euthyphro continues‚ that just goes to show how little they know what the gods think about piety and impiety. Socrates flatters Euthyphro‚ suggesting that Euthyphro must be a great expert in religious matters if he is willing to prosecute his own father on so questionable a charge. Euthyphro concurs that he does indeed know all there is to be
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their questions in common with Socrates (ex. what is excellence‚ what are the specific kinds of excellence) - the best of them were reflective about their activity - shift: nature -> human concerns - what is virtue excellence - what is justice‚ piety Socrates (469-399 BCE) - many manuscripts that prove his existence - no writings‚ depictions by: aristophanes: the clouds
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relationship between piety and justice. One of the main points of conversation during this dialogue included the difference between opinion
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About Euthyphro‚ Apology‚ Crito‚ and Phaedo Next The philosophy of ancient Greece reached its highest level of achievement in the works of Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle. The influence of these men on the culture of the Western world can scarcely be overestimated. Each of them made significant contributions to philosophy‚ and it would be difficult to determine to which one of them we are most indebted. All three were original thinkers and great teachers. In point of time‚ Socrates was the one
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tragedy was her lack of piety. Piety had very specific rules in Roman society. For example‚ the fact that Dido was willing to sacrifice her public duties to the state for the sake of a private infatuation was completely against the rules of society. Her distancing from power in order to pursue personal interests is itself a kind of death in the Roman world‚ and scholars argue that suicide was just a secondary method of self-punishment (McLeish). In order to define piety more clearly‚ it encompasses
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