What does Socrates mean when he says in Euthyphro that the holy or pious is holy or pious because it is loved by the gods do you agree with his argument?
What does Socrates mean when he says in Euthyphro that the holy or pious is holy or pious because it is loved by the gods do you agree with his argument?
The explanation runs in a circle—it commits the fallacy of Begging the Question. Euthyphro effectively claims that acts are pious because the gods love them but that the gods love them because they are pious—which amounts to saying that acts are pious because they are pious, and that is no explanation at all.
How does Euthyphro define holy or holiness?
After Euthyphro’s definition of holiness as persecuting religious offenders has been dismissed by Socrates, Euthyphro posits a second definition: that holiness is what is agreeable to the gods.
What can we learn from the Euthyphro about Socrates religious views?
Socrates has Euthyphro agree with him that there must be one form or standard by which everything holy is holy and everything unholy, by contrast with the holy, is unholy. That is, all holy deeds must be holy by virtue of some feature or other that all holy deeds share in common.
What were Euthyphro and Socrates trying to define?
Summary. Plato’s dialog called Euthyphro relates a discussion that took place between Socrates and Euthyphro concerning the meaning of piety, or that virtue usually regarded as a manner of living that fulfills one’s duty both to gods and to humanity.
What is the first definition of the Holy given by Euthyphro?
Socrates asks him to define holiness in hopes of adding to his argument for court. Euthyphro’s First Definition. “holiness is what I am doing now, prosecuting a criminal” (14)
What is the first definition of the Holy given by Euthyphro what is his rationale for this definition What are the two ways that Socrates objects to the definition?
Euthyphro’s first definition of piety is what he is doing now, that is, prosecuting his father for manslaughter (5d). Socrates rejects Euthyphro’s action, because it is not a definition of piety, and is only an example of piety, and does not provide the essential characteristic that makes pious actions pious.
What does Socrates believe about holiness?
Socrates explains that holiness is serving the gods by serving other using ones abilities no matter what the consequence: and to know what is right is to do what is right. Socrates definition is just and universal.
Why does Socrates want Euthyphro to define piety holiness?
Piety is what is dear to the gods and impiety is that which is not dear to them. Socrates says it is not clear what makes anything dear to the gods, and what is dear to some of them ma not be dear to the others. Euthyphro then insists that piety is that which is pleasing to all of the gods.
Why does Socrates ask Euthyphro whether he believes in the religious stories about the gods?
Why? Euthyphro claims that he is an expert in religious matters, Socrates suggests that perhaps Euthyphro could teach him about religious matters to help with his case, and asks him to instruct him as to whats holy and what’s unholy.
What is Euthyphro’s first attempt at defining holiness?
When Socrates first asks Euthyphro to define holiness and sin How does Euthyphro define holiness?
Socrates wants a definition of holy rather than an example. He asks him to define holiness, since Euthyphro says that holiness is what is agreeable to the gods. Socrates first says that the gods often fight and the fights are not over facts.
