PHIL 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Omnipotence, Simile, Glaucon
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1. who is euthyphro? under what circumstances does socrates encounter. Euthyphro is a man who meets socrates in court while they are both waiting for a hearing. Euthyphro is taking his father to court for manslaughter of a slave whom his father let die. Socrates is facing a trial for impiety and begins to question euthyphro on the definition of piety. Piety is defined by euthyphro as prosecuting someone who is guilty of murder no matter who it is. Socrates is dissatisfied with that def because it is an example rather than a general , overall idea. Socrates is dissatisfied with euthyphro"s first definition because it does not capture the essence of what piety is. Piety- is that which is dear to the gods, and impiety is that which is not dear to them. The problem with this definition is that gods love and hate different things so what is loved by the gods is also hated by the gods.
