PHIL 1413 Lecture 7: PHIL 1413 – 09:29:16

• School: Acadia University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 1413
• Professor: Wilks Anna

Document Summary

Remember that an argument has two parts, premises and a conclusion. Holiness is not identical to justice, and that therefore justice cannot be the essence of holiness. It seems that this definition is too broad, i. e. it includes too much. Socrates and euthyphro then establish that holiness must just be a part of justice, and so they then try to determine what part of justice it is. Socrates criticizes the use of the word service because it suggest that (cid:862)(cid:272)a(cid:396)e is gi(cid:448)e(cid:374) fo(cid:396) the good a(cid:374)d (cid:449)elfa(cid:396)e of the o(cid:271)je(cid:272)t that is se(cid:396)(cid:448)ed. (cid:863) This implies that when one does a holy thing, one aims to benefit the gods and make them better. This is a(cid:374) odd (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)lusio(cid:374), si(cid:374)(cid:272)e it(cid:859)s ag(cid:396)eed that hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) (cid:271)ei(cid:374)gs do (cid:374)ot ha(cid:448)e the po(cid:449)e(cid:396) to (cid:858)i(cid:373)p(cid:396)o(cid:448)e(cid:859) the gods. A(cid:374)othe(cid:396) atte(cid:373)pt to defi(cid:374)e holi(cid:374)ess: (cid:862)a s(cid:272)ie(cid:374)(cid:272)e of sa(cid:272)(cid:396)ifi(cid:272)e a(cid:374)d p(cid:396)a(cid:455)e(cid:396). (cid:863)