Euthyphro

Jeanelle Moncrieffe  Dr. Cicura  Philosophy 2010 27 September 2017 The text Euthyphro by Plato is concisely a dialogue between Socrates and Euthyphro. Socrates confronts Euthyphro when he argues "The point which I should first wish to understand is whether the pious or holy is blocked by the gods because it is holy, or because it is blocked by the gods" (cf. pg. 31); 10a. This refers back to the Devine Command Theory and civil religion. Civil Religion is defined as a mixture between religion and

Plato's dialog called Euthyphro relates a discussion that took place between Socrates and Euthyphro concerning the meaning of piety, or that virtue usually regarded as a manner of living that fulfills one's duty both to gods and to humanity. It is of particular interest in relation to the fate of Socrates inasmuch as he has recently been charged with impiety and is about to be tried before the Athenian court to determine his guilt or innocence of the crime attributed to him. Because he felt quite

Euthyphro believes that doing a holy deed is the same as following God’s will. Therefore, while prosecuting his father, who is a murder in Euthyphro’s eyes, he was doing the “holy” thing to do. Though several arguments could be made on the validation of what exactly is holy what fascinates me is how Euthyphro compares himself to Zeus while justifying his actions. Yes, the story sounds very similar as both Euthyphro and Zeus are against their fathers who are rightfully criminals. On the other hand

meets Euthyphro outside of the courthouse and begin discussing the nature of impious and pious acts. Euthyphro claims to be an expert on these matters so he agrees to help Socrates understand piety better. Euthyphro’s first definition is “the pious is to do what I am doing now, to prosecute the wrongdoer, be it about murder.”(5d) Socrates objects to this saying that this would only counts as an instance of piety, and he is more interested in a universal element of all pious acts. Euthyphro elaborates

questions appeared in Plato's Euthyphro, in which Plato chronicles the proceedings of a highly repetitive argument between Socrates and Euthyphro, a prophet and holy man, over the nature of piety and holiness. The questions produced in this dialogue have been expanded to remain relevant even in a modern religious context. It has achieved so much fame that the core question presented in this dialogue is now known as the Euthyphro Dilemma. In the dialogue, Socrates presents Euthyphro with a choice, "Is what

In the Euthyphro, many traits and tactics of Socrates are revealed. His conversation with Euthyphro also reveals his outlook on religion and emphasizes the Socratic method. The reading starts with Euthyphro questioning Socrates about his trial and who has convicted him. It is a man named Meletus who accuses Socrates “of being a poet or maker of gods...and that I make new gods and deny the existence of old ones.”(Jowett 13) Socrates then learns that Euthyphro is prosecuting

In the excerpts from Plato’s dialogue, Socrates asks Euthyphro “Is what is holy holy because the gods approve it, or do they approve it because it is holy? (Socrates, pg. 52)”. Socrates, seems to want to learn the nature of holiness but produces a contradiction of the question “what is holy” when Euthyphro responds with “what is pleasing to the gods is holy, and what is not pleasing to them is unholy (Euthyphro, pg. 52”. Socrates tells Euthyphro “ Come, now, and let us scrutinize what we are saying

In the dialogue “Euthyphro”, Plato recounts the conversation of his teacher Socrates with Euthyphro who has charged his father with the accidental murder of his servant that killed one of the slaves. Euthyphro crosses multiple lines such as not being a relative of the victim, accusing one’s own father of murder, and claiming to know piety. Socrates asks Euthyphro series of questions in which he tests them to establish a definitive meaning for the word piety, and thus, may help him in his own defense

In Euthyphro by Plato, Socrates and Euthyphro discuss the ethics involved in putting his own father on trial for murder. Through this, they discuss the idea of ethics combined with the divine. They ponder what exactly makes an idea or practice pious, whether it be that the idea itself was already pious or only pious because the gods liked it. One quote that caught my interest was when they are discussing what is pious versus what is just. Socrates ponders, “Is it ‘where just is, there too is pious’

The Euthyphro Dilemma gives the readers many good points to understand relativism about morality and connect with religion. Also, this is these dialogues between Euthyphro and Socrates, and it find out in the Plato’s dialogue. In the Euthyphro, Socrates asks whether a thing is pious (or good or right) because it is loved by the Gods (or, in its secular form, ‘loved by someone’), or is a thing loved by the Gods (or someone) because it is pious (or good) (Plato, 1981, 10a); it can be considered one