ipl-logo

Euthyphro Argumentative Essay

996 Words4 Pages

Marcus Schimmelfennig – Euthyphro Essay – Philosophy 150

The argument Euthyphro and Socrates go about talking about is a murder case Euthyphro is about to be a part of. Euthyphro is prosecuting a man who is being prosecuted for murdering a murderer. It begins as such, the man murdered was caught in a murder and the second murderer tied him up and threw him in a ditch, but forgot about him so the first murderer died of hunger and the cold weather. The second murderer was Euthyphro’s very own father so, with this in mind, he is having trouble determining if he should prosecute his father to be guilty or not guilty for the action he committed was indefinitely an illegal act, but, I this time period of the case, the murderer would have been facing a death sentence in the end anyways if he would have been caught by an authority. Socrates hears of this and immediately goes to tries to explain to Euthyphro that he himself would be committing an impious action. “it is unholy for one to prosecute his father.” With that rolling through Euthyphro’s mind, Socrates ask him, “what do you think …show more content…

Euthyphro finds this to be correct because of the wrong and/or criminal act that is present in the set conflict involving his father with the other worker when he tied him up and left him to die; he thinks this was an unholy act and with this act in should be punished through consequence. Socrates disregarded this definition for he didn’t ask Euthyphro to give him ‘one or two pieties but the form itself that makes all pious actions pious and all Impious are impious threw one form.” (pg.4) with this quote Socrates is saying that Euthyphro said that what he is doing is of piety and that all those involved would also be termed

Show More
Related

  • Euthyphro And The Crito Analysis

    529 Words  | 3 Pages

    Socrates’ position towards the authorities was inconsistent in The Euthyphro and The Crito. He questioned the authority in The Euthyphro but defended and obeyed it in The Crito. In The Euthyphro, Socrates had a dialog with Euthyphro who claimed to be an expert on the subjects such as holiness, Gods, piety, justice, etc. Socrates began his philosophical debate by asking Euthyphro to define piety and impiety.

    Read More

  • The Courthouse Conversation Between Euthyphro And Socrates

    1151 Words  | 5 Pages

    Cormac Madigan Prof. Jeffries PHL 120 02/13/23 Courthouse Conversation This paper will address the Courthouse Conversation between Euthyphro and Socrates. The objective of this talk was to determine the definition of piety so that Socrates could utilize it as a defense in his trial that was to follow. Euthyphro gave statements about the nature of piety, all of which Socrates rejected on one ground or another.

    Read More

  • Clouds It Wasn T Just For Strepsiades To Beat His Father Analysis

    92 Words  | 1 Pages

    In Aristophanes’ Clouds it wasn’t just for Strepsiades to beat his father because although Strepsiades was a bad citizen, that doesn’t give it a right to beat his own father. In Plato’s Euthyphro, I think Socrates felt the same way that it isn’t really ‘just’ that Euthyphro should prosecute his own father because he was in great shocked that Euthyphro is doing such bold move and this is a big crime in Greek society. This is why Socrates kept questioning Euthyphro reason for prosecution with holy and unholy and impious and pious.

    Read More

  • Socrates Rhetorical Analysis

    923 Words  | 4 Pages

    Hailey Argueta 02 / 08 / 2018 PHIL 103 Q Deal Exegesis Paper When we talk about Socrates in Euthyphro he gives an initial argument against Euthyphro’s third definition of piety which is “what’s loved by the gods is pious, and what’s not loved by the gods is impious” (7a). Socrates believes it’s a bit skeptical that Euthyphro doesn’t know how to define piety. Euthyphro is waiting outside Athenian court waiting to charge his father with murder, while Socrates is waiting as well outside the Athenian court because he is being charge with impiety. They both start off a discussion of piety.

    Read More

  • Definition Of Piety In Plato's Euthyphro

    1080 Words  | 5 Pages

    Euthyphro wants to take his father to the authorities to charge him with murder. Socrates is fascinated that Euthyphro would accuse his own father of murder and then want to

    Read More

  • Socrates Argument At 50a-B Of The Crito

    1118 Words  | 5 Pages

    In this paper I will argue that Socrates’s argument at 50a-b of the Crito would be not harming his fellow citizens by breaking the laws. Based on the readings from Plato’s The Five Dialogues, I will go over the reasoning of Socrates’ view on the good life. I will then discuss the three arguments Crito has for Socrates regarding his evasion of the death sentence including the selfish, the practicality, and the moral arguments. I will deliberate an objection to the argument and reply to the objections made in the paper and conclude with final thoughts. Socrates argues in the Crito that he should not escape or disobey the law because it is unethical.

    Read More

  • Analysis Of Euthyphro And Socrates

    484 Words  | 2 Pages

    HUM2225 Dr. Hotchkiss September 30, 2016 Moral Insight Plato’s Euthyphro is based on a lesson between Socrates and Euthyphro outside of the Athenian court about the definition of pious or impious. Euthyphro was surprised to see Socrates there and even more curious to find out why he was there. Socrates explained that the court was persecuting him for impiety because Meletus was spreading rumors about him corrupting the Athenian youth. Euthyphro explains to Socrates that he was there to prosecute his father for murdering a farm worker named Dionysus.

    Read More

  • Socrates And Euthyphro's Argument Analysis

    893 Words  | 4 Pages

    Socrates clearly states, in support of this opinion that that according to Euthyphro’s account,

    Read More

  • Evaluating Socrates Claim In The Apology

    835 Words  | 4 Pages

    Euthyphro tries to explain him that he was doing the same as Zeus did to his father and therefore being pious. But Socrates argues that it is just an example and not an explanation. He tries again and says what gods like is pious and what they dislike is not. But Socrates points out the fallacy in that argument that one god might not agree with another to which he replies in his third attempt what all gods like is pious and what they all hate is impious. Here, in this example we can see that how he searches for a concrete and complete definition for being pious.

    Read More

  • Argumentative Essay: The Odyssey

    1474 Words  | 6 Pages

    Odyssey Argumentative Essay The Odyssey is an epic by Homer. It is a story about Odysseus journey back to Ithaca after the Trojan War. All the Greek heroes had returned home after the Trojan War except for Odysseus who was an important hero in Ithaca. Odysseus was absent in his son’s life and Telemachus decided that, it was time to find his father and bring him back home to his wife Penelope.

    Read More

  • Socrates: Plato's Decision To Accepting The Death Penalty

    1434 Words  | 6 Pages

    In this essay, I will present an argument that shows that Plato will convince Socrates to reconsider his decision to receive the death sentence. Plato would show Socrates that his three reasons for staying to receive his sentence is unjust because his action is fuelled by injustice. I will also show that Socrates will agree with Plato about the unjust consequences that his actions may bring after Plato reasons why Socrates is doing an injustice. Finally, Plato would then proceed to show Socrates that his decision to stay cannot result in happiness and justice which in turn will cause Socrates to re-evaluate accepting his death sentence according to his own ideals of a happy and just life.

    Read More

  • Analysis Of Socrates: Four Dialogues, By Plato

    1595 Words  | 7 Pages

    In the first dialogue, Euthyphro, Socrates questions what is the true meaning of piety, to

    Read More

  • The Chrysalids Argumentative Essay

    2488 Words  | 10 Pages

    The Chrysalids by John Wyndham is a post-apocalyptic dystopian novel about how the Waknuk people believe God has willed one race with specific characteristics. This race of people is determined by the ‘Definition of Man’. To keep this race unmixed, they eradicate all blasphemies and deviations. In doing so, they believe they are creating a perfect society when they are only causing innocent lives to be lost. Believing that one race is better than another results in conflict and harm to their own kind.

    Read More

  • Is Euthyphro Pious In Prosecuting His Father

    715 Words  | 3 Pages

    In Euthyphros actions to prosecute his father he relies on this statement. Even though, he considers himself as pious man, Euthyphro is pious in prosecuting his father. Look at Euthyphros notion “to prosecute a wrongdoer is pious and not to prosecute is impious”. Let imagine this case as his father is guilty and he would hide it from authorities, from

    Read More

  • Socrates Discourse In Plato's The Apology

    530 Words  | 3 Pages

    Socrates is discovered blameworthy by a limited edge and is requested that propose a punishment. Socrates facetiously proposes that if he somehow happened to get what he merits, he ought to be regarded with an awesome feast for being of such support of the state. On a more genuine note, he rejects jail and outcast, offering maybe rather to pay a fine. At the point when the jury rejects his proposal and sentences him to death, Socrates stoically acknowledges the decision with the perception that nobody yet the divine beings comprehend what happens after death thus it is silly to dread what one doesn't have the foggiest idea. He likewise cautions the jurymen who voted against him that in hushing their pundit instead of listening to him, they have

    Read More

More about Euthyphro Argumentative Essay

Open Document