PHL105Y5 Lecture 1: Euthyphro - Part One
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Written after socrates was put to death in athens. The virtue of piety and the gods the relationship between the two: devine command and theories of morality. To simplify this, one can use the following example: In the text: socrates is being prosecuted for corrupting the youth and impiety against the gods of athens (accused of making his own gods) Socrates isn"t convinced by the gods that were said to exist, though he didn"t oppose them either as proven by his use of expressions like by, He was found guilty by a slight majority and sentenced to death. Even until the end, he still though if her had more time to express his ideas clearly and consciously, he could have convinced the jury that he was indeed innocent. Socrates believed his punishment should be free meals in the hall of eros: euthyphro had brought charges against his own father for murder.
