2nd Definition: Piety is
what is loved by the gods
(“dear to the gods” in some translations); impiety is what is hated by the gods. Socrates’ Objection: According to Euthyphro, the gods sometimes disagree among themselves about questions of justice. So some things are loved by some gods and hated by others.
Why does Socrates want a definition of piety from Euthyphro?
Euthyphro replies that piety is
that part of justice that attends to the gods
, just as there is another part of justice that attends to men. … Socrates urges Euthyphro to continue the search for the meaning of piety. Until he has found it, there can be no justification for the decision he has made concerning his father.
What is piety According to Socrates?
Euthyphro’s second definition: Piety is
what is pleasing to the gods
. (6e–7a) Socrates applauds this definition, because it is expressed in a general form, but criticizes it saying that the gods disagree among themselves as to what is pleasing.
What definitions of piety do Socrates and Euthyphro present and discuss?
Piety is
what the Gods love and Impiety is what the Gods hate
. There are many Gods, whom all may not agree on what particular things are pious or impious. It therefore means that certain acts or deeds could therefore be considered both pious and impious.
How does Socrates respond to this definition of piety impiety?
Piety is that which is dear to the gods, and impiety is that which is not dear to them. Socrates’ reply (p. 6): We
are told that the gods disagree with one another; what is dear to one is hated by another
.
Is pious and piety the same?
Pious can be used positively to describe those who are dutiful or virtuous, or things that are worthy. And it can be used negatively to describe hypocrisy. … Piety, which most often refers to simple religious devotion,
doesn’t have the same problem
, and is more widely used in biblical translations.
Why is Socrates not satisfied with defining piety as what all the gods love?
Socrates is not satisfied with this definition because
it does not address a fundamental question
: it does not explain why things are pious or not pious—it says everything is pious is something loved by all the gods, but it doesn’t answer question of what MAKES something pious or what the essence of being pious is…
What is the main point of euthyphro?
Euthyphro suggests that
what is holy is what is agreeable to the gods
, in response to which Socrates points out that the gods often quarrel, so what is agreeable to one might not be agreeable to all.
What can we learn from the euthyphro about Socrates religious views?
Euthyphro suggests that
prosecuting those who commit injustices is holy
, and not prosecuting them is unholy. … Euthyphro confirms that he believes all this and more. He says that his knowledge of divine matters is such that he could teach Socrates a great deal that Socrates did not know about the gods.
Is euthyphro’s argument valid?
If God commands X because X is morally right, then morality is not dependent on God’s will. Morality is not dependent on God’s will. DCT is not true.
The argument is valid
.
Who was Socrates What do you know about him?
Socrates was
an ancient Greek philosopher
, one of the three greatest figures of the ancient period of Western philosophy (the others were Plato and Aristotle), who lived in Athens in the 5th century BCE.
What are the five steps of the Socratic method?
Boghossian (2012) identifies five steps in the Socratic approach: 1) Wonder, 2) Hypothesis, 3) Elenchus (refutation and cross-examination), 4) Acceptance/rejection of the hypothesis, and 5) Action.
What is Socrates service to the gods?
Thus, he would be acting impiously. Socrates’ service to the god is
his life of piety
, his “rendering [of] religious service: to be just, like the god, as an assistant to the god in improving all souls” (O’Connell 38). The Athenians had certain beliefs concerning deity.
What was Socrates most notable saying?
“
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing
.” “The unexamined life is not worth living.” “There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.” “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
What are the theory of Socrates?
Socrates
believed that no one does wrong voluntarily
. Evil is the result of ignorance. If people knew what was the right thing to do they would do it. We always choose what we think is the best or good for us.
Did Socrates live a celibate life?
In the ancient Greek world,
Socrates was married with children
but never got round to writing anything down. Plato, as far as we know, never married. Aristotle did marry, and one of his major works, The Nicomachean Ethics, is named after his son. But in later centuries the record is astonishing.
