Plato And Aristotle's Philosophy Opinions On Piety And Religion

The Crito and the Republic were both works of Plato. Plato’s works were divided into early, middle and late dialogues. The Crito falls into the category of the formal while the Republic falls into the category of the latter. In his early dialogues, Plato was influenced by Socratic philosophy but as he ages, he starts to develop his distinct and independent philosophy. Justice is the fundamental concept that will be discussed in this paper. The scope of discussion will mainly revolve around the Crito, the Apology and the Republic. In Socrates’ submission and acceptance of his sentence lies the implication that Socrates agrees with democracy as a political system. Plato, on the other hand,

Socrates’ death has always been a central topic when mentioning about ancient Greek philosophical practices. While some may view his death as an epitome of courage, whether or why Socrates was courageous is still uncertain and, rising an even more important question, whether Socrates considered himself brave is worth acquiring. Considering his definition of courage, implied in Laches 189e-199e, and his views towards death, argued both in Apology 38c-42a and Phaedo 63e-114e, I found the answer to this question to be quite certain. In this paper, I want to argue that Socrates is courageous facing death, and he himself would very likely to agree. More specifically, I will first draw a clear line of what Socrates considers to be the definition of courageous action from Laches. After we fully obtained Socrates’ view on what courage is to be, we should then discuss what “death” means to Socrates according to various dialogues recorded his account of the afterlife and immortal soul, especially in Apology and Phaedo.

Socrates is believed to be one of the greatest philosophers of all time and he is credited as being the founder of western philosophy. This paper will explain some of his views to the most fundamental questions of today’s age. These questions will include topics about morality, the human condition, solution, and death. After Socrates’ views on these topics are explained, a critique will be done on his answers. I will start out by explaining exactly who Socrates is, and the time that he lived in. To start out, we will first examine Socrates’ view on morality.

Throughout the dialogue between Euthyphro and Socrates, they both try to come up with an understanding of the relationship between piety and justice. Within the discussion, Socrates questions Euthyphro to see if he can define the difference and similarities between justice and piety, and if they interact with each other. Eventually, Euthyphro and Socrates came up with the conclusion that justice is a part of piety. This is the relationship that I agree most with because in my own opinion, I believe that all of the gods and people agree that human beings who commit unjust actions need to be punished for their actions.

The main question of this dialogue is the definition of the word holy or piety. Euthyphro brags that he is more knowledgeable than his father on matters relating to religion. In this case, Socrates suggests to Euthyphro to define that term. The first definition fails to satisfy Socrates because of its limitation in application. Apparently, Socrates perceives this definition as an example rather than a definition. Subsequent arguments and line of questioning lead to five sets of definitions that are refined to find the general definition. Socrates expects that the acceptable general definition of the question will act as a reference point in his defense.

Socrates helps Euthyphro to give meaning to the word ‘piety ', and this serves to bring a new meaning to the respect to the divine beings and help in the explanation of the whole context of the divinity in the society. In this manner, there is the need to create a clear definition and help Euthyphro in getting ideas that he can use to teach Socrates to answer the resulting question about the piety. This is to enable Socrates to have a string defense against the charge of impiety and help in tackling the challenges that he faces in the society. The story and the relationship between Socrates and Euthyphro arise when Socrates is called to court to answer to the charges of impiety by Meletus, (Plato et al, 1927). In the courts, Socrates meets Euthyphro, who comes to the courts to prosecute his father who is a murderer.

In Plato’s The Republic and The Apology, the topic of justice is examined from multiple angles in an attempt to discover what justice is, as well as why living a just life is desirable. Plato, writing through Socrates, identifies in The Republic what he thought justice was through the creation of an ideal city and an ideal soul. Both the ideal city and the ideal soul have three components which, when all are acting harmoniously, create what Socrates considers to be justice. Before he outlines this city and soul, he listens to the arguments of three men who hold popular ideas of the period. These men act to legitimize Socrates’ arguments because he finds logical errors in all of their opinions. In The Apology, a different, more down-to-Earth, Socrates is presented who, through his self-defense in court, reveals a different, even contradictory, view of the justice presented in The Republic. In this paper, the full argument of justice from The Republic will be examined, as well as the possible inconsistencies between The Republic and The Apology.

Plato’s account of Socrates’ defense against charges of corrupting the youth and heresy, reveal the ancient teacher’s view of justice as fairness and support of rule of law. In the Apology, Socrates faces a moral dilemma: to either accept his punishment for crimes he did not commit or to accept the assistance of his friends and escape death by the hand of the state. His choice to accept death in order to maintain rule of law reveals his belief of justice. He beliefs his punishment to be just not because he committed the crimes but because his sentence came through a legal process to which he consented. By sparing his life, he would weaken the justice system of Athens which he values above his own existence. This difference between the two men’s beliefs regarding justice draws the sharpest contrast in their views of effective leadership and government.

In the book, The Trail and Death of Socrates Euthyphro, a priest, tries to define the meaning of piety to Socrates. Euthyphro claims to be an expert in ethics, but to the readers surprise we find out that Euthyphro is in fact ignorant and knows nothing about holiness. The story begins when Socrates and Euthyphro meet outside the court of Athens. Euthyphro is going to prosecute against his father for accidently killing a murderous slave. Euthyphro asks what Socrates is doing there and he answers saying he has been brought to court on charges of impiety by Meletus. Socrates is shocked that he is willing to prosecute his own father. Surely he must know everything there is to know about what is holy. So Socrates ask Euthyphro to explain to him

Plato was an Ancient Greek philosopher who lived between 428-432 B.C. He wrote mainly in dialogues, to stay true to how Socrates communicated philosophy. Plato displayed what is considered Socrates’ philosophy throughout the dialogue The Apology. In The Republic, Socrates is mainly used as a mouthpiece to communicate Plato’s philosophy. Socrates follows a philosophy best explained as “I do not know”, whereas Plato tries to find the ultimate solution to philosophical problems. In this essay, I will argue how Socrates has the best philosophical approach compared to that of Plato.

In Euthyphro, Socrates is on his way to his trial for impiety when he runs into Euthyphro. Euthyphro is on his way to trial as well, but he is the prosecutor in his trial. He is trying his own father for the murder of a servant. Socrates asks him to teach him about what is holy so that he might be able to defend himself better. Socrates asks Euthyphro to teach him, but as you read you

As Euthyphro tried his best to define the meaning of piety, Socrates began to guide him to the truth that Euthyphro really is uniformed. He did this not because he wanted to mock Euthyphro, but rather to teach him and show him of his ignorance in the matter. When Euthyphro started to defend his decision to persecute his father, he mentioned his expertise in all religious matters, significantly what is piety and what is not piety. He believed prosecuting individuals who commit wrongdoings is piety, compared to not prosecuting those which he suggested is impiety. He also referenced Greek myths in his response as an example, in which he deemed to be exactly true, contrary to most people during that time. Socrates on the other hand, found these

Plato's "Euthyphro" introduces the Socratic student both to the Socratic Method of inquiry and to, or at least towards, a definition of piety. Because the character of Euthyphro exits the dialogue before Socrates can arrive at a reasonable definition, an adequate understanding of piety is never given. However, what piety is not is certainly demonstrated. Euthyphro gives three definitions of piety that fail to mean much to Socrates, who refutes each one. In this paper, I will present Euthyphro's definitions along with Socrates' rebuttals. I will also show that Socrates goal in the dialogue is two-fold: 1) to arrive at a true definition, and 2) to exercise his method of teaching/inquiry. At the conclusion of this paper, I will give my own definition of piety and imagine what Socrates might say in response.

In Plato’s works Apology and Crito there is an attempt by Socrates to defend himself in court and defend his choice to receive the death penalty when found guilty. Although he makes very valid and strong arguments throughout one can only wonder why such a wise person would choose death over life. The following essay will analyze three quotes from Apology and Crito, find the correlation between them, and reveal any flaws that may exsist inside these arguments made by Socrates.

At the beginning my impression was that they were two friends making idle chat in front of the king-archon’s court. But, then as the dialogue went on it delved into a more serious discussion when Euthyphro explained his reasons for prosecuting his own father. When Socrates continued the dialogue it seemed to revolve more around the definition of piety, and what is pious and pious. However, as Socrates continued to try to understand the difference using different analogies, it became harder for me to tell if he was honestly asking or just sarcastically talking around the subject until Euthyphro was the one asking him what he meant. I mean Euthyphro said “Nay, Socrates, I shall still say that you are the Daedalus who sets arguments in motion;