Euthyphro dilemma

When Socrates and Euthyphro meet, Socrates clarifies for Euthyphro the charges that the state has brought against him and Euthyphro is disturbed to hear about the trouble of his friend. He says that he too has been involved in a rather unpleasant set of charges, namely his own accusation against his father. Socrates is quite surprised to hear this because in ancient Greece it was considered very bold to officially accuse one's own family member of anything, and mortals who did such were not…

Plato and Aristophanes, Four Texts on Socrates 1) Euthyphro pious vs. impious Euthyphro – going against his father for murder Meletus – against socrates for corrupting the youth. Accuses him of being a neologian, makes new gods, denies old ones. Ministration – the provision of assistance, or care Husbandman – person who cultivates land, a farmer Does god say things that are good, or do things become good because god says them? If god is impotent, god doesn't define the rules, he just reads them…

where he meet Euthyphro, a self-proclaim expert on piety, who was also there on matters relating to such topics. The two intellects discuss the nature of piety, upon which Socrates ask Euthyphro for his definition on piety. Euthyphro first answer piety in terms of justice and legal matters. In his first definition, piety is acting justly in punishing those who do wrong, regardless of who they are (Euthyphro, 5D-E). Seen in this definition are the legal laws tie in with piety. Euthyphro…

Socrates views of civil disobedience are not as consistent in Crito and in the Apology as his words and actions were in life. Although he is known to be an authentic, honest and wise man who took pride in recognizing ignorance while searching for the truth, at the end of his journey, his views seemed to be inharmonious with previous statements. Initially, he tries to persuade the jury, advises them to spare him as they would not find anyone else like him and attempts to justify his actions using…

The text of Euthyphro is a dialogue between Socrates and Euthyphro centered around a discussion of what is pious and what is impious. Both Euthyphro and Socrates are on their ways to appear in court, Socrates for corrupting the youth and not believing in the gods of the city, and Euthyphro to prosecute his father for murder. Euthyphro was a religious prophet who claimed to possess great knowledge on what is holy. Contrastingly, Socrates was concerned with philosophy yielding practical results…

The Fourth and Fifth of Euthyphro's Definitions to Piety In the fourth definition of Euthyphro in Plato's dialogue of “Euthyphro”, he describes piety is as a “servants show to their master” (Plato 71). meaning the one should follow the god's ways, like in a way in how a priest would follow the words of the gods in what could be good or evil. Furthermore, Euthyphro could be suggesting that attending to gods is piety (good), meaning doing things that would please the gods would be seeing as goods…

In Euthyphro, Euthyphro tells Socrates he is prosecuting his own father for having accidentally killed a murderer. Euthyphro feels obligated to prosecute his father, against his family’s wishes, because the gods would want him to, and it would be impious for Euthyphro to let his father slide. Socrates asks Euthyphro what the definition of piety is. Euthyphro asserts that piety is prosecuting people for the wrong they have done, and not doing so would be impious. Socrates asks for a more…

The meaning of Eros and its functions is intricate and unique, such as how it serves. In The Symposium, by Plato, patrons evaluate Eros functions and purpose by giving their own interpretation on love. Each speech is unique and critiques previous speeches to show purpose for their own individual interpretation. Agathon concentrated on details, such as “love’s virtues”(196c) and described how others had “[failed to speak about] the nature of the god himself”(195a). However, Diotima (unveiled by…

is prosecuting his father for murder on behalf of a murder that his father hasn't done. They also think that is impious for a son to prosecute his father for murder. Socrates thinks that Euthyphro should make sure that he truly knows what piety and impiety so he doesn't wrongly bring his father to trial. Euthyphro is not worried about the rightness of his actions because he thinks that he firmly believes that he has an accurate knowledge about piety and based on what he knows about piety, his…

Plato’s dialogue Euthyphro is conversation about Piety between Socrates and young man whose name is Euthyphro. Beginning of book, both two guys meet on the courts. Socrates is under indictment by Meletus for corrupting young peoples and not believing in gods in that the city believes, Euthyphro’s business at court is that he prosecuting his father for the murder of a slave. Beginning of dialog, Socrates and Euthyphro are trying to protect themselves from their situation. Socrates’s pleading…