Piety

Christine de Pizan and Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda were both influential authors from their times, despite addressing very different settings in their literary works. Pizan wrote The Book of the City of Ladies, a metaphorical story about building a city where women could thrive, protected and segregated from the sexist attacks of men. Sepulveda wrote Democrates Alter in support and defense of colonial conquest and slavery of the native peoples in the New World. Despite the apparent lack of…

mother’s response was to tell her son that before Yoochun, she had aborted two female fetuses in order to give birth to a male. By revealing what she thought was her most filial act towards her family, she was demanding filial piety from her son. This is comparable to when filial piety is being tested in Brandt’s book as well in the chapter about Fathers and Sons, when Yi Pyŏngbu wanted to leave his family for Seoul, but eventually came back after leaving (Brandt,…

1. Justice in the individual as defined by Plato as being a completely internal aspect of a person. According to Plato, every person’s soul can be divided into three main parts. The first part is the rational part which seeks out the truth of the surrounding environment. Next comes the part of the soul that is responsible for the emotions that we feel; this part of the soul is the spirited part. The want to have honor and other feelings of contentment comes from within this spirited section of…

grandparents; they also known as wisdom and knowledge. After the grandparents, the parents come next- understanding and right judgment. After the parents, the children - fortitude, piety (reverence), and fear of the lord- come next. The older siblings represent fortitude; meanwhile, the younger siblings represent piety and fear of the lord. The beginning of a family starts off with the grandparents. Grandparents are very wise and evaluate all things from a very distinct and strong viewpoint.…

leads into a discussion of the main topic of the dialogue: piety. “And what is piety, and what is impiety?” (p. 4). Since Euthyphro is an expert in religion and seems capable of finding the right course to pursue in what appears to Socrates a dilemma (the prosecution of Euthyphro’s father), and since Socrates is facing a religious charge, he proposes that he become Euthyphro’s student in religion. This is why he asks Euthyphro to define piety, so that he himself will have a measure for…

CONFUCIOUS THE FOUNDER OF CHINA’S UNIQUE FAMILY DYNAMICS To understand China’s distinctive family structure and culture, all one should do is study the historical character of a man named Confucius. Confucius wasn’t a famous emperor who fought a war or commanded an army, nor was he a warrior who bore a sword or crossbow in a battle. Instead, he was an educator whose words, documents, and teachings helped construct China’s family dynamics. His philosophy’s and ethics were handed down for…

religious practices. As the Norman conquest was frequently framed as one of moral duty in the restoration of the proper practices of the Church, a lack of piety became the common depiction of the British Isles. In actuality, many religious practices were still commonplace, not just within the clergy, but throughout the classes. Within “Court and Piety in Late Anglo-Saxon England,” the devotion of the population pre-conquest is illustrated. People showed their church duty, and this was seen…

problems when making decisions and struggles with the Trojan army, making it possible for Diomedes to fill the gap because of his Greek excellence. To become a hero, Diomedes often gives up his own desires for others. Diomedes also displays devotion and piety towards the gods when obeying Athena to exhibit Greek excellence. Diomedes demonstrates a balanced soul…

reveal the dissent or extraordinary circumstances for women at the time. In once instance, a woman “took up a mirror and a knife and cut off her nose” in an effort to refuse a roal suitor after her first husband died, and her extreme example of filial piety earned her the “the title of Exalted Conduct.” This was an instance of the author showing what would be exemplary, but not the norm in society at that time. Women most likely remarried after the death of their husbands, either at their…

perfect knowledge of all things related to religion, gods, and piety. Therefore, Socrates challenges Euthyphro to define piety. Eventually Euthyphro is unable to do so. Each possible definition is demolished by Socrates reasoning. One of the themes related with this dialogue is the quest for philosophical definitions. Socrates seeks a very specific response when he asks Euthyphro about piety. He is not only looking for a basic definition of piety. He wants to not only know the meaning of it, but…