![]() ![]() This same format is repeated in many other Socratic dialogues. The discussion continues until Euthyphro is exasperated, realising that he has no clear account of piety to offer. Have the Athenians examined themselves sufficiently to know whether they are doing the right thing charging Socrates? Has Euthyphro examined himself sufficiently to know whether he is doing the right thing in prosecuting his father?Įuthyphro is subjected to questioning by Socrates about the nature of piety, and each of his answers is shown to lead to inconsistencies. ![]() Both of these are controversial cases and both require, one might reasonably suppose, an understanding of the nature of piety. The Euthyphro, for example, is set at the steps of the courthouse where Socrates is about to face charges of impiety, when he bumps into Euthyphro, who is about to prosecute his own father for impiety. Plato embeds those discussions within dramatic contexts which gives us a sense of what is at stake. ![]() In Plato’s dialogues, Socrates is frequently presented searching for the definition of a contested ethical term, such as justice, courage, or piety. The Debate of Socrates and Aspasia, Nicolas-André Monsiau, c. ![]()
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