Piety and Holiness Derrick Aquino PHI 200 September 17‚ 2012 Jerry Voltura Piety and Holiness Euthyphro and Socrates speak of the definition of piety‚ impiety‚ and holiness in their conversation with each other. Socrates is being prosecuted by Meletus for corrupting the young with his theories and arguments. Euthypro tells Socrates the story of how he prosecuted his father. His father left a man in a ditch and died of starvation. His father tells him that the
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Euthyphro offers at least four definitions of piety. Analyze each one of them. According to you‚ what are the shortcomings and fallacies that Socrates finds in each one of them? In Euthyphro’s initial dialogues with Socrates he is in the process of prosecuting his father for the murder of a murderer. Socrates did not quite understand the philosophy behind Euthyphro’s actions but nevertheless wanted to learn. Socrates chose to speak with Euthyphro with hopes to better understand Euthyphro
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claims to have a clear definition of piety. Socrates exclaims that he wishes to know the definition of piety so that he may better defend himself in his upcoming trial. Euthyphro agrees to teach Socrates‚ and so they begin to discuss. Early on‚ Socrates makes clear his desire for a universal truth‚ or a definition of piety that will be true in every case. Euthyphro makes several attempts to define piety in a way that satisfies Socrates. The first attempt at a definition does not satisfy Socrates
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of an expert as he thinks he is on religious matters. Where Socrates trips up Euthyphro is on his definition of piety. The original concept Euthyphro claimed was that something is pious if it is loved by the gods‚ and it is pious based off of that alone. Socrates continues to pose questions to Euthyphro on this idea‚ as it is a very vague definition that does not give very much insight into what piety exactly is. Eventually‚ Socrates asks if something pious is loved by the gods because it is in fact
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prosecute his father for murder also Socrates ask Euthyphro to define piety and impiety. Euthyphro explains that what he is doing now‚ prosecuting the wrongdoer‚ is pious‚ whether it be about murder or robbery whether it be your father‚ mother or a stranger‚ to not prosecute would be impious.(9e) This first definition is only an example of an instance of piety and does not actually state what makes pious things pious. Just like this definition the rest of his arguments can be countered and denied. Euthyphro
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dealing with the question “What is piety”? This question arises after a man named Euthyphro is found walking into a courthouse preparing to prosecute against his own father who took part in a murder. His friend Socrates eventually confronts him when he sees him and once the story is explained to Socrates and once he calms down due to being surprised that Euthyphro is prosecuting against his own father he asks Euthyphro what exactly he considers the definition of piety and impiety to be. Euthyphro
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attempting to help wisdom by creating a true definition of piety. This aids in wisdom because Socrates believes that in order for someone to prosecute another for a crime‚ the prosecutor must know what the definition of the crime is. If the prosecution cannot formally define why they are prosecuting that individual‚ then the prosecution’s claim is unjust. Socrates does this by asking Euthyphro‚ someone who is charging another with impiety‚ what the definition is because out of all people he should know
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of this debate is the definition of holiness. Socrates is being accused of being unholy and if found guilty he will be put to death. So Socrates is in pursuit of a greater understanding of what is holy. Euthyphro claims he is knowledgeable of things that are holy‚ so Socrates seeks his instruction and asks to be his disciple. Euthyphro will soon find out that he is not as knowledgeable as he originally thought. It seems as though Euthyphro has several definitions of piety. Euthyphro explains to
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Remember that in life you are never all alone. Just when you think you are‚ God sends an angel your way to remind you that he always holds your hand when you need him the most. Praise each day. It truly is a gift from God. Even if you do it only once in your lifetime‚ do make it a point to watch the sunrise at a beach. I guarantee you that it will indeed be an experience of a lifetime that you will never forget. Never EVER lose hope. For example you can create a monthly newsletter reminding others
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differences between piety and impiety before being tried for what he was not sure was a binding action against him. The first definition that Euthyphro gives is that piety is what is dear to the gods and impiety is what is not dear them. Socrates states that even if this was the fact could this really be a form of piety when discussing the case brought against Euthypro’s father he said looking at the evidence at hand could his father really be deemed a murder because he didn’t show piety. And then he
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