Piety

of life that embodies the respect for elders, also known as filial piety. Through filial piety, one develops an appreciation for those who have gone before them, and cultivates a self-admiration for the achievements and advancements elders have made. Respect is something that cannot be fickle; either you typify respect completely, or not respect someone at all. Learning to respect another –…

Socrates should be found guilty of impiety. Fellow aristocrats, we understand the nature of piety and impiety with greater clarity than most Athenians. To be pious is to honor and respect the gods, and to do so earns the love of the gods. It is clear Socrates does not meet these criteria for numerous reasons, however, one is particularly prominent: Socrates challenged the oracle by actively trying to refute the Pythia’s prophecy regarding him. Socrates himself presented this information, and…

Confucian teaching are filial piety, loyalty, discipline, nobility, righteousness, and integrity. Zhi’s words are laced with these themes and he integrates them. So on, Zhi describes filial piety. He writes, “Never failed to deserve a name; And yet you elude all possible names” (4-5). This expresses that words cannot describe the actions of the pale-white weed because words cannot contain its righteousness. It is important to honor the family name and to have filial piety, and while the weed…

social harmony. Mozi believes good governance is obedience to government even over family if needed, while Kongzi argues that filial piety is the beginning…

the form of laws; the Lex Julia for example decreed a punishment for adultery. The importance of family can be seen in the Ara Pacis on the north side where members of Augustus’ family are watching a religious procession, reinforcing the theme of piety once again, and how Augustus and his family are directly linked to this. This family image created widespread appeal for the monument also- the multiple displays of mothers and children adopting informal postures could not be found on many other…

into the image of the ideal woman, a woman’s proper place in society, and lists some writings that will reinforce the cult of domesticity. It also goes into the four main principles that make up a true woman. The four main principles are stated as piety, purity, submissiveness, and domesticity. These views will not be accepted in modern times but in the 19th century this was the only way a woman should be looked upon. Many people tried to make sense of this gender role. They gave reasons such as…

Socrates has sought out Euthyphro for his assistance to defend him in court and take him under as his pupil. That is, he expected to gain a better understanding of the gods and the true meaning of piety and pious acts. • Read Plato’s Euthyphro, 9c-12e. Identify and state three of Euthyphro’s definitions of ‘piety.’ Quote them exactly as written and cite the page number/reference in parentheses. 1. “One should only watch whether the killer acted justly or not; If he acted justly, let him go,…

the middle of the ocean amidst all the carnage. The reason that the coffin and Queequeg are important is because they live on past death. Marking Queequeg as the embodiment of a noble death for Melville. The reason that Queequeg dies nobly, is his piety towards his God Yojo as well as his reverence, loyalty, and friendship with Ishmael. When first introduced to Queequeg, he is praying…

“Euthyphro” both share the concept of questionable doubt with limited certainty. Questionable doubt creates limited certainty because doubt interferes with one’s ability to learn and comprehend the truth. This is shown through Socrates’ stubbornness with piety and impiety, and the prisoners…

In Plato’s three works Crito, Apology, and Euthyphro, Socrates’ conception of virtue and pursuit of knowledge about virtue, leads him to question and in some cases reject the ideas of others. Examples that show this are: Socrates discussion with Crito, his questioning of Meletus in the Apology, his speech to the jury before and after his conviction, and in his discussion with Euthyphro about what is pious. The teachings of these three works seem to go hand and hand with one another, with the…