What does Socrates ask Euthyphro to define?
Socrates asks Euthyphro to offer him a definition of piety or holiness.
What is Euthyphro’s first definition of piety?
SWARTHMORE COLLEGE. At 7a Euthyphro proposes his first definition of piety and impiety: what the gods like is pious, and what they dislike is impious. Socrates notes that the gods supposedly disagree about many things, and that there seem to be some things that are both loved and hated by the gods.
Is something pious because God wills it to be pious?
answer: To be pious is to be loved by all the gods. Socrates and Euthyphro agree that they must be loved by the gods because they are pious. But, says Socrates, in that case, being pious cannot be the same thing as being god-beloved. Because something that is god-beloved is so because it is loved by the gods.
What did Socrates say was his one point of superiority over his fellow Athenians?
Socrates concluded that he was better off than his fellow citizens because, while they thought they knew something and did not, he was aware of his own ignorance. He claims that he is aware of his ignorance and that whatever it is that he does know is worthless.
Why did Socrates object to Euthyphro’s first answer?
What is Euthyphro’s first definition of piety? How does Socrates object to this definition? Euthyphro offers as his first definition of piety what he is doing now, that is, prosecuting his father for manslaughter. Socrates rejects this because it is not a definition; it is only an example or instance of piety.
What is Euthyphro’s first definition of the pious and how does Socrates refute him?
First Definition of piety: “just what I’m doing now.”Euthyphro begins to list examples of pious actions, such as charging someone for murder or any other criminal activities Rejected: Socrates doesn’t accept lists as an acceptable definition.