Piety

being loved of because it gets loved, then the pious, too, would have to be pious because it gets loved, and not the other way around. 5. The relationship between piety and justice is that, piety is a part of justice. According to Socrates, “where there is piety there is also justice, but where there is justice there is not always piety, for the pious is a part of justice” (pg.15,…

the Book of Margery Kempe. Much of the time she is sobbing uncontrollably about something she saw or did that she didn’t think fit her perspective of piety. It is not that far out to say that Margery Kempe is obsessed with her piety, to the point that it sometimes becomes a dangerous like when she was accused of being a Lollard. Moreover, her piety seems to follow a distinct cycle of seeing a certain thing that disturbs her, having an anxiety attack, and then being comforted by the…

throughout the book are often hated by the gods. The piety shown from the trojans determine if the gods are willing to help them or not. The gods know that the Trojans suffer a lot because of the people and other gods that hate them but at the end the gods recognize the piety shown from the Trojans and decide to help them. The trojans throughout the book are often hated by the gods. In book 1 Juno tries her best to protect her favorite city Carthage…

It is apparent that Euthyphro does not truly know what piety is; therefore, his soul is not in the best possible state since he has false beliefs. Certainly, money can buy education; however, it cannot buy true knowledge, which can only be attained through one 's desire and persistence to do philosophy. True knowledge, unlike wealth, is embedded within oneself. Even if Euthyphro had money to buy education to know what piety truly is, he would not know until he does philosophy. Bertrand Russell…

a legitimate means of strengthening the power of the state and imparting discipline to the people” (Morton 43), which he most often utilized, or Confucianism: a school of thought focused on “casuistry and family values” (Sima xxv), such as filial piety. Upon reading The First Emperor, by Sima…

Plato’s Euthyphro is a profound conversation between Socrates and Euthyphro that takes place on The Porch of the King Archon, a Greek court. The self-proclaimed pious Euthyphro is prosecuting his father for killing a field laborer, who murdered a domestic servant. It is important to note that is was through neglect while awaiting a decision on the laborer’s punishment for murder. Ironically, Socrates is being prosecuted for corrupting youth by challenging their views guiding them to think more…

In Chinese tradition, the obligation between relationships was emphasized. By maintaining it, one can culture his virtues and pass on to his offspring, benefiting the whole society. Among kinds of relationships, the parents-son and husband-wife relationships are considered as the most important. The former one cultivates one’s benevolence, the latter one is the starting point of humanity. There is then a hypothetical dilemma between the two relationships: the choice to be made when one's mother…

other attitudes” (Huang). In American society, filial piety is inexistent and not a way of life. There’s a fascinating quote from a famous Chinese stating, “If one does not have piety towards one’s own parents, then how can one be loyal towards one’s friends, country, or any other?” (Huang). In an age of rebellion towards authority figures and a rise of independence in America, it’s hard to believe that a society in its entirety has lost piety and respect for the parents. For the most part, our…

Defining piety as something just does not work because piety exists within justice so something cannot be pious just because it is just else it does not stand on its own, it is once again dependent on something else. A chair cannot be defined as a piece of furniture alone because chairs…

of thinking, the historian Titus Livius, Livy, writes on a period in which this is quite apparent. Livy’s writings suggest that early Rome was a sort of meritocracy; the monarchs were generally selected by the people based on their piety and virtue, their ancestors’ piety or virtue, or their own actions and successes in war. The kings of Rome were not uniform in nature, some kings were Romans, others foreigners; some kings were great conquerors, others pious administrators. However, what the…