The Euthyphro Moral Problems The moral dilemma involving Euthyphro and Socrates begins when Socrates challenges Euthyphro by asking him what holiness really is, since Euthyphro claimed he was an "expert" in religious matters. Euthyphro defines holiness as persecuting religious offenders. ... Euthyphro went on to say that whatever the God's found agreeable was indeed holy. ... This left Euthyphro in a dilemma, unsure of what constituted holiness. ... Again, Euthyphro rebutted by saying that sacrifices are made to the Gods in order to grant prayers. ...

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The Euthyphro dialogue is Euthyphro's knowledge claim of what piety is. ... But, according to Euthyphro, and are equivalent by definition. ... Euthyphro uses justice to describe piety. ... How would Euthyphro describe justice? ... According to Euthyphro, this is trading with the gods. ...

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Bad Euthyphro Euthyphro did not act pious toward his father at all. ... Being thoughtful towards his own family name; Euthyphro only considered him and his money. ... When Euthyphro found out about his workers death he was mad. ... Euthyphro showed obviously that he denied honoring his family. ... Euthyphro felt proud of himself; and that is all that he needed to be a happy person. ...

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I also 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 or someone and how one god may hate something or someone. He makes a good solid statement and question here because Euthyphro is left out to dry, he doesn't have an answer to this. ... If Euthyphro would come with an answer it would probably be something still undefined and very much unjustified wi...

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Euthypro concludes that "E: I would certainly say that the pious is what all the gods love, and the opposite, what all the gods hate is impious" (Euthyphro). ... 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 the pious, Euthyphro? ...

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Socrates' argumen,t "if the god-loved and the pious were the same, my dear Euthyphro, then if the pious was being loved because it was pious, the god-loved would also be being loved because it is god-loved" (Euthyphro, 11a), is in response to Euthyphro's second definition for piety that claims that the pious is the same as the god-loved (Euthyphro, 9e). ... For example, Euthyphro agrees that 1) the pious is being loved by the gods because it is pious is true (Euthyphro 10e), but disagrees that 2) the pious is being loved by the gods because it is god-loved is true (Euthyphr...

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The question that arises in Plato's Euthyphro is should people be immune from popular moral belief if they do something that is good and also bad, such as murdering a murderer. In Euthyphro, his father committed the crime of murder, and his claim was that it was just and that the murdered man had killed a slave. Euthyphro's response to this is that it doesn't matter because his father murdered and that is against the law. ... The way that Plato is making Euthyphro think is, for lack of a better term, an "ideal" frame of mind. ...

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In Plato's "Euthyphro" (translated by F.J. ... Euthyphro enters his dialogue with Socrates overconfident. It is partially Euthyphro's arrogance that causes his defeat, "I should be of no use, Socrates, and Euthyphro would not be superior to the majority of men, if I did not have accurate knowledge of all such things" (8). One of the main themes in Socrates' dialogue with Euthyphro is what constitutes a definition of a term, as Socrates begins the argument by inquiring Euthyphro what is the definition of piousness. ... Socrates refuses to accept that answer, and furthermore doe...

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Using the example in the Euthyphro, this relationship is seen. Euthyphro is seeking to imprison his father for the murder of a servant. ... Euthyphro's action could be considered both just and unjust. ... For the same reason that a pen sitting by itself can be considered both long and short, Euthyphro's actions can be just and unjust. ...

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Priest and ministers make up panels that handle moral issues. People feel that they have the upper hand in knowledge when it comes to morality. Most hospitals have an ethics committee, which include healthcare professionals, lawyers, and religious representatives. The reason why priest and ministers...

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Socrates was a man of many wisdoms and deep thoughts. Although he is now highly praised in the modern world, in his day he was shun by the majority of people. Socrates did not agree with the idea of democracy, but he accepted the fact that it was the law. In his own philosophy he believed that a ...

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On trial for offenses against the Athenian public, The Apology finds philosopher and man-about-town Socrates engaged in a noble proclamation of his innocence. Found guilty and sentenced to death, Socrates is isolated to prison. He is confronted by a scheming friend, as he awaits execution. Plato's...

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In order to help us understand the meaning of Philosophy we must first understand the long debates regarding what it means to be human, and how "being" differs from "to be". Does an individual become human or is "that" individual only "that" individual? How does being differ from to be? The fundam...

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On the other hand Plato who's famous dialogue Euthyphro, poses the question of whether the gods love what is holy because it is holy or whether it is holy because the gods love it or the divine command thoery. ...

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