Euthyphro's Letter To A Modern Day Father

What would it be like if I took these famous philosophers out of the history books then made them a modern-day father? In this paper I will first use excerpts from the “Confessions of st. Augustine” explaining this thought process towards a child who has misbehaved. Next I will use text from Aristotle's “Nicomachean Ethics” When describing what kind of father he would be. Last but not least I will also use excerpts from Plato's Euthyphro in the case of Euthyphro, what it would be like to be his son. Then finishing my paper with a very descriptive picture on what each philosopher’s family life, and would be like from my point of view. In St. Augustine Confessions he says, “but my sense was this that I looked for pleasure Beauty and not …show more content…
Talks about that it does not matter who you are wrong is wrong. Euthyphro goes on to say, “it is ridiculous Socrates for you to think that it matters any difference where the victim is relative or stranger. One should only watch whether the killer at the justly or not if he acted justly let him go, but if not, one should prosecute.” ( Euthyphro page 5 section C) Saying that if something was done justly it is ok. If your child were to have hit another child In the Heat of anger. As long it was it was just, there is no problem. The only time that there would be a problem if something was done unjustly. In essence euthyphro is pro Revenge. Teaching a child that revenge is ok can lead to some major problems in the child development. Giving the child and okay to act “justly” without any consequences is wrong. Let's also not forget that Plato in the apology decide that dying is better than living leaving his son his family his money behind which seems to be selfish. though he talks to you the fro in a tone that is against up what you the phone is saying. Play dough makes it very clear that things of materialistic nature are not worth anything. Not even his