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? ...
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...
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...
This was the key point of discussion from which the 'Euthyphro dilemma' was inspired. ... The Euthyphro dialogue fundamentally questions the nature of the relationship between God and the 'Form' of morality. Socrates asks Euthyphro 'What is Piety?' ...
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...
