Is An Action Loved By The Gods?

discussion ultimately resulting in Euthyphro’s proposition of three definitions, including the proposal that piety is what is loved by all of the Gods (9e). Whilst Euthyphro’s first definitions are immediately rejected by Socrates, on the grounds that they are superficial and contradictory, there is some validity to the argument that piety by definition, is what is loved by all Gods. By amending the definition to add an element of universality

piety cannot be defined by a quality of itself because a part cannot define the whole. In this paper I will demonstrate how Socrates refutes Euthyphro’s third definition of piety. In the third definition, Euthyphro has claimed that piety is what all gods love and Socrates has found that the definition is a mere quality of piety (11a). He comes to this conclusion after he interrogates Euthyphro. This brings the reader to the passage in question, 10e-11b, where Socrates disproves Euthyphro

definitions given by Euthyphro, one states that all that is beloved by the gods is pious and all that is not beloved by the gods is impious (7a). However, from this definition, a dilemma arises which is mentioned by Socrates. Is the pious loved by the gods because it is pious (I), or is it pious because it is loved by the gods (II)? (10a) The difference between the two sentences may seem like a simple grammatical

(6D) If there are actions other than punishing wrongdoers that count as pious, then Euthyphro's initial definition is consequently rendered invalid. A definition of a word ought describe all instances of that word, and Euthyphro has just admitted that there are actions outside of his definition which also count as pious. It might be that it is pious to prosecute wrongdoers, but this in not an exhaustive description of all pious actions. Socrates presses Euthyphro for another

the gods because it is holy, or because it is blocked by the gods" (cf. pg. 31); 10a. This refers back to the Devine Command Theory and civil religion. Civil Religion is defined as a mixture between religion and cultural relativism. Civil Religion is an alternative version of the Divine Command Theory that declares that God 's stipulations correspond to an individual culture. The Devine command theory is defined as an action being morally right because

Siddhanth Goyal Does morality stem from God? Or does it exist independently of his presence, not subject to arbitrary decisions? The first discussion over these questions appeared in Plato's Euthyphro, in which Plato chronicles the proceedings of a highly repetitive argument between Socrates and Euthyphro, a prophet and holy man, over the nature of piety and holiness. The questions produced in this dialogue have been expanded to remain relevant even in a modern religious context. It has achieved

essence or definition] of holiness”. At this point Euthyphro is lost and they agree to not "quarrel" about “what is "dear/loved" by the gods or not”. Socrates try to have Euthyphro explain to him the relationship of piety to justice. I don't think one needs an argument. Socrates wants to learn an adequate definition of piety and impiety from Euthyphro to employ in his own trial

According to Euthyphro, piety is whatever the gods love, and the impious whatever the gods hate. At first this seems like a good definition of piety, however, further inquiry from Socrates showed that the gods have different perspectives vis a vis certain actions. As the gods often quarrel with another, piety cannot simply be what is loved by gods, since they differ in opinions. For, if the gods agreed on what is just, surely they would not constantly fight with one another. Therefore, the first

“Is the pious being loved by the gods because it is pious, or is it pious because it is being loved by the gods?” In the Euthyphro, Socrates and Euthyphro talk about why Euthyphro wants to prosecute his father for murdering one of the family’s laborers. Euthyphro believes his father has committed an impious thing. When Socrates is confronting Euthyphro he asks “is the pious being loved by the gods because it is pious, or is it pious because it is being loved by the gods?” In the very beginning

to a view that a person's action can always be seen as right or wrong, regardless of the situation or the consequences. It focuses on rules for governing what is considered to be morally right, wrong, or obligatory. The person's subjective evaluation of the situation is not of much importance” (definitions.uslegal.com). Whether what God or gods say is right or wrong challenges the idea of an objective ethic because the Euthyphro Problem goes against it. In the reading “God and Morality,” Steven M.