PHIL 111 Lecture : Lecture notes on Utilitairanism
12 Dec 2013
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How to cite plato: don t use page numbers of the translation, use the stephanus number. What s the point of the dialogues? (given that they are unsuccessful) After it has become clear what has brought them together, socrates asks euthyphro to enlighten him. This leads to euthyphro s first attempt at defining piety: socrates: what is the pious, and what is the impious , euthyphro: i say that pious thing to do is what i am doing now, to prosecute the wrongdoer (5d-e) Since this is only the first of several attempts, we know it s unsuccessful. After socrates points put that euthyphro has given him the wrong kind of answer, he tries again. Here is his second attempt at defining piety: euth: what is dear to the god is pious, what is not is impious , soc: splendid euthyphro . A model or standard that one can utilize to determine which persons and actions are pious.
