Euthyphro

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…

In the dialogue Euthyphro, Socrates inquires into the nature of piety and goodness by questioning Euthyphro, whom Socrates deems to be somewhat of an expert on moral matters. Euthyphro defines piety as being that which the gods love. Socrates argues that this definition brings about a dilemma (named the Euthyphro dilemma) that Socrates believes has only two options, both of which challenge the common role that god and religion play in relation to morality. I will argue that perhaps these two…

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…

question those that surround him and to make those people question different aspects of their life. Once Euthyphro explains that his father killed someone and that he has to prosecute him, Socrates immediately questions his actions by saying, “Is then the man your father killed one of your relatives? Or is that obvious, for you would not prosecute your father for the murder of a stranger.” Euthyphro tries to tell Socrates his actions are justified because what he is doing is “pious.” Socrates…

1. Could the will of God be the only guide to which actions are morally right? 1100-1300 words The question of whether the will of god determines what actions are morally right utimately rests on the assumption that he exists. As there has been no scientific proof on either side of that particular argument, this problem quickly stagnates. It is often left with people agreeing to disagree, or trying to change the other person 's belief to match their own. If god does not exist, then there is…

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…

Euthyphro is a play about his definition and understanding of holiness, but it is soley based on what Euthyphro knows and how he interprets the gods’ definition. There is no way of deciphering a true definition of holiness because one may agree with the gods, on what is just and unjust, but one may also disagree according to specific conditions. Euthyphro attempts to convict his own father of murder not because the gods wanted him to, but because he believed convicting his father was morally…

In Euthyphro, Socrates states that piety must be something that is able, to be loved; however, piety cannot be defined as something loved because it is something loved. Developed from a discussion between Euthrphro and Socrates, the Divine Command Theory states, actions are right or wrong because they accord or conflict with the commands of God. However, Euthphro and the Divine Command Theory are misguided due to Euthyphro’s polytheistic religion, cases of severe malicious acts, and the belief…

Euthyphro is set just before Socrates is prosecuted for creating new Gods and denying the existence of old ones. Socrates speaks to Euthyphro who is about the prosacute his father for the murder of someone who worked on their farm. Looking at the dialog in Euthyphro, key ideas that Socrates puts forward questions their justice system and their beliefs that it’s based on. Socrates questions Euthyphro on why he believes what he is doing is right. Throughout the text Socrates presses for an answer…