1. Euthyphro accuses his father of impiety in the death of a servant, whom he tied up and cast into a ditch for killing another while drunk. A murderer by default, the man perished from starvation and exposure while Euthyphro’s father awaited further instructions.
2. Although Euthyphro asserts himself proficient on all matters of morality, Socrates teaches him humility by highlighting his overall ignorance regarding the divine. He helps him achieve mental clarity through intense inquiry while simultaneously exposing the ambiguity of his claims. Socrates challenges Euthyphro that until he can genuinely grasp the true nature of such principles, he cannot in clear conscious charge his father with murder “on behalf of a serf” (Jowett, 1992,
2. Although Euthyphro asserts himself proficient on all matters of morality, Socrates teaches him humility by highlighting his overall ignorance regarding the divine. He helps him achieve mental clarity through intense inquiry while simultaneously exposing the ambiguity of his claims. Socrates challenges Euthyphro that until he can genuinely grasp the true nature of such principles, he cannot in clear conscious charge his father with murder “on behalf of a serf” (Jowett, 1992,