... the murderer is, just as he is doing against his father (Plato & Jowett, n.d.). He points out that even the god Zeus punished his own father. Socrates responds that although he would like to hear more about the gods at some point, of which he knows little, he is currently more interested in a precise ... piety and instead wants a definition. Euthyphro answers that piety is what is dear to the gods while impiety is that which is not dear to them. Socrates counters that what is pious could also be impious by giving the example that because gods have differences of opinions, and therefore ...

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... of , "Pious acts are pious because they are loved by the gods, not loved by the gods because they are already pious". Socrates would definitely counter his definition by simply asking Euthyphro to briefly explain what acts he thinks are pious and impious to the gods? I ... feel that he would make Euthyphro explain in detail what kind of acts would not only please the Gods but how would it please them. Socrates in the early pages asks Euthyphro something very similar towards this. He asks Euthyphro to explain to him how it is one god may love something ... good solid statement and ques...

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... is prosecuting the offender, and impiety is the omission of the offender's crime. His definition suggests that piety is bringing the wrongdoer before a jury. Socrates rejects this as a definition because it merely illustrates what Euthyphro considers a pious act. It's an example. "You only tell me that what you are ... doing now, namely, prosecuting your father for murder, is a pious act."" (6D). Socrates explains that he is looking for the natural universal definition that everyone can agree upon and not several instances/examples of pious acts. Euthyphro's second attempt to ... impiou...

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... (holy and unholy) cannot be resolved in this way or form. Therefore Euthyphro's statement that "holy is what gods love- is disproved by Socrates. He makes Euthyphro look foolish because Euthyphro believed prosecution was the "pious- thing to do to a murderous father, yet he could not define piety ... obviosuly "no-. They are knowledgable in their craft but that does not make the community wise. The whole concept of the "guardians- which Socrates and friends were talking about was that the guardians are to be trained from birth, both physically and intellectually, to be the protectors and...

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... not only does he not get what he is looking for he disrupts Euthypro's thinking and actually teaches him instead of being taught by Euthypro. Socrates is the philosopher in this piece of work and uses his sense of irony to confuse Euthypro who is the philodoxer. The question that is trying ... be it about a murder or temple robbery or anything else, whether the wrongdoer be your father your mother or anyone else; to not prosecute is impious. Socrates was not satisfied by the vague and unfulfilling answers that Euthypro and often would ask him questions such as " What then do we say about...

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... as the god-loved (Euthyphro, 9e). Euthyphro doesn't realize it, but his definition for piety is an identity claim, or at least Socrates constructs it as one. Socrates is arguing that the pious is not the same as the god-loved. His argument says that if they were indeed the same, we ... (Euthyphro 10e). By substituting "pious' with "god-loved" we ended up with a false statement at 2, and all in accordance to beliefs Euthyphro holds. Socrates' argument undermines Euthyphro's definition for piety by showing Euthyphro that if he holds his definition as true, then he is also saying that he b...

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... Allegory of the Cave." Both Euthyphro's journey and the "Allegory of the Cave" talk about Forms. In Euthyphro's journey, he and Socrates are engaged in conversation outside the court of the king archon. Socrates speaks of his indictment, corrupting other people, brought upon him by Meletus. " He is compelled to fight in courts of law, ... ideas of those who have never yet seen the Form of Justice." (Allegory) Euthyphro explains to Socrates that he is prosecuting his own father of murder. The slave whom he killed was also a man of murder. Socrates asks, "have you such precise knowledge of ...

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... streets. The time that this all takes place is at a time in the world's history that savageness was still part of the society. The only difference between the ear of Socrates, and today's society? is the acceptance of some crimes. When Euthyphros father killed his hired hand, he still had a just reason for doing so. The two main ways to have ... ...

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