... the pious is to prosecute the wrongdoer and the impious is not to prosecute the wrongdoer. Socrates disputes this example as lacking generality. He believed that in order to define piety, one had to find the form that made all pious acts pious. An example of a pious act does not in turn define piety ... outlined with great detail, while in pursuit of justice, in his writings collectively called the Republic. His writings usually consisted of dialogue between fellow philosophers in order to give each perspective a voice. The Republic was just that and he used it as an outlet to brake down...

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... everyone is selfish. Everyone does everything in their own self interest, and therefore we make deals between each other to make sure that our self interest is "safe." But in order to have this sense of "safety" one needs to have their leviathan, such as a king or government that can uphold the "laws" that are created between the people. An example ... "Bob" and I make a deal that I won't steal his stuff and he won't steal my stuff, and we would come up with a punishment if one of us did steal. However, in order to make sure that we don't just say that we won't steal and then steal each...

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... saying that the Gods are all powerful and don't need to be looked after in any way. Again, Euthyphro rebutted by saying that sacrifices are made to the Gods in order to grant prayers. All this really accomplished was bringing the argument back the beginning, leaving the dilemma unsolved....

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... back to definitions two and three in the sense that "taking care of- (13A) means tending as in tending horses, which produce a benefit. This suggests that we are pious in order to benefit the gods. Praying is tending/taking care of the gods is pious. Euthyphro's second and third definitions were, "what is dear to the gods is pious, and what ... ...

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... saying that the Gods are all powerful and don't need to be looked after in any way. Again, Euthyphro rebutted by saying that sacrifices are made to the Gods in order to grant prayers. All this really accomplished was bringing the argument back the beginning, leaving the dilemma unsolved....

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... of the soul does its own job. Plato then argues that the just person is happier than the unjust person for this reason, that the just person's soul is in order, whereas the unjust person's soul is in decay and disorder. Secondly, the just person's desires are satisfied, since their rational parts limits their desires, whereas the unjust person's desires are ... ...

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... of the soul does its own job. Plato then argues that the just person is happier than the unjust person for this reason, that the just person's soul is in order, whereas the unjust person's soul is in decay and disorder. Secondly, the just person's desires are satisfied, since their rational parts limits their desires, whereas the unjust person's desires are ... ...

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... appear as if people are truly happy, but underneath the facade exists a "quiet desperation". Philosophers examine the true nature of ethics and providing not an answer, but more questions in order to determine how justice can be achieved. ...

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