Piety

The ‘more extended’ (more general) notion according to Socrates is piety. Socrates goes on and describes the reaction between these two concepts, piety and justice, saying that piety is a part of justice and who it is different from any kind of justice. Also not making it in a reference to the gods. When Euthyphro attempts to define ‘piety’ as “the part of justice that attends to the gods,” Socrates responds by asking Euthyphro what does he mean by attending and that there are several meanings

In Confucian ideology, filial piety is perhaps the most sacred of traditions. This concept literally refers to the virtue of respecting one’s parents, elders, and one’s ancestors. However, filial piety was not limited to the familial sphere: it was also meant to serve as a model for organizing society. The earliest records defining filial piety’s significance in Confucian ideology can be traced to a text from the third-fourth century B.C.E., The Canon of Filial Piety. Throughout succeeding eras

of filial piety through the depiction of Wang Lung and his uncle. Since the time of the Chinese Revolution, the dynamics of a family have changed in a positive way because people are beginning to not be bonded to their family on the basis of filial piety. In The Good Earth, main character Wang Lung is bound to his uncle because of filial piety. Wang Lung’s uncle is a lazy and imposed upon Wang Lung and his family throughout the novel, continuously using Wang Lung’s duty of filial piety to silence

Filial Piety in Confucianism A famous Chinese saying asks, if one does not have piety towards one's own parents, then how can one be loyal towards one's friends, country, or any other? In ancient China Confucius taught filial piety as, “the reverent respect of children toward their parents.” (Ebrey, Cambridge Illustrated History, p. 43) Confucius taught that duty to one’s parents is an integral part of society because it fit into the larger ethical system that he believed in. As the saying says

the highest degree, a term called filial piety. In The Joy Luck Club, the readers sees an example of filial piety when Lindo Jong portrays self sacrifice when she has to manage with her new family and mother-in-law. Throughout the novel, Amy Tan exposes the issues in Chinese Culture when faced with modernization and integration of cultures. The issue is between the mothers and their daughters when the daughters do not agree about the same value of filial piety because they have become Americanized and

Documents pg. 19 question 3 3. By what logic is filial piety the most important virtue for an emperor to possess? The Canon of Yao from the Book of Tang is a reference to the sage King Yao. In his search for a successor Yao’s minister spoke of Shun of Yu and how his respectful, filial, approach towards his parents helped them to a path of harmony and self-control. This brought King Yao’s attention to Shun. Researching the meaning of filial piety it was pointed out that if someone will show loyalty

Euthyphro redefines piety to fulfill Socrates requirement of generality, Socrates still refutes this third definition. Specifically, he rejects the definition given by Euthyphro because it gives a quality of piety instead of the nature of piety. As such, 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

In “Euthyphro”, a dialogue written by Plato, Euthyphro is faced with a series of questions from Socrates regarding what piety is. Euthyphro’s answers continuously contradict one another, and he cannot create a definition. Euthyphro makes reference to the Gods when stating a definition, which leads to the questions, is Euthyphro a theological voluntarist? After examining the claims of Euthyphro and the definition of theological voluntarism, it will become apparent that Euthyphro is not a theological

they are discussing, which is piety and impiety. This setup is necessary in order to encourage Euthyphro to bring forth and evaluate the arguments being formed by him, and thus to lead him to see their faults for himself. Socrates and Euthyphro differ from one another whereas Euthyphro is self-confident and certain of his course (4b), Socrates is more uncertain about himself (3d-e). They also deal to society differently and have different approaches to defining piety. Socrates and Euthyphro are similar

himself to be the most intelligent human to mankind, Socrates believes that he must know every words meaning and that guides Socrates to ask him about a word he is curious about; piety. Piety is something he is very curious about and asks Euthyphro many questions about it. Euthyphro gives five intricate versions of piety, but one of them is peculiar and brings to my attention. On page 7 line a, Euthyphro states that “what is dear to the gods is pious, what is not is impious.” This definition poses