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Euthyphro's first definition of piety is what he is doing now, that is, prosecuting his father for manslaughter (5d). Socrates rejects Euthyphro's definition, 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.
Socrates and Euthyphro discuss the nature of piety in Plato's Euthyphro. Euthyphro proposes (6e) that the pious (τὸ ὅσιον) is the same thing as that which is loved by the gods (τὸ θεοφιλές), but Socrates finds a problem with this proposal: the gods may disagree among themselves (7e). Euthyphro then revises his definition, so ...
Thus, Euthyphro is brought to a realization by this dialectical method that his definition of piety is not sufficiently meaningful. In another example, in Plato's Gorgias, dialectic occurs between Socrates, the Sophist Gorgias, and two men, Polus and Callicles. Because Socrates' ultimate goal was to reach true knowledge, he was even willing to ...
There is a definition for 'piety' in The Oxford Edition of Plato, in Definitiones, but these definitions are really by Speusippus (Plato's nephew and heir to the Academy), not by Plato. The definition does sound too much like one Socrates rejected in the dialogue, namely, "The holy is service of god, pleasing to god (415a9)" (Όσιον ...
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Because of the similarities in style to the Hipparchus, many scholars have concluded that they are the work of the same author, written soon after the middle of the fourth century B.C. [25] Böckh ascribed the dialogue to a minor Socratic, Simon the Shoemaker, [29] [48] who is mentioned by Diogenes Laërtius as a note-taker of Socrates.
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The Stephanus edition of Plato's Euthyphro, the dialogue for which the ancient prophet is best remembered. Euthyphro of Prospalta (/ ˈ juː θ ɪ f r oʊ /; Ancient Greek: Εὐθύφρων Προσπάλτιος; fl. 400 BCE) was an ancient Athenian religious prophet best known for his role in his eponymous dialogue written by the philosopher ...