Ethics and Moral Reasoning



Euthyphro Holiness

Introduction

In this paper we will know the dialogue Euthyphro holiness. Euthyphro says that haunts his father because he is a criminal while Socrates tells him that he must not accuse her father, on the other hand should support him because he is a family member would be an injustice chase.

Concept of Holiness

In the Euthyphro, the concept of holiness emerges as Socrates and Euthypho are discussing how Euthypho's father is accused of murder. They start off my discussing if the murder was just or not. If the murder was just then Euthypho has a duty to let the matter be. If the murder was unjust then action should be taken against him. Euthypho then states that “A son is impious who prosecutes a father. Which shows, Socrates, how little they know what the gods think about piety and impiety.” (Weiss, 1986). After which Socrates questions what piety and impiety means. This then spurs the conversation towards their concepts of holiness.

The nature of holiness, or using the language of Plato, holy, occupies the bottom of the dialog, and an alleged encounter with Socrates Euthyphro guess is what gives rise to the question. Euthyphro intends to perform a holy act, claimed for justice, calling on the occasion of the death of a slave, a conviction against his father (Geach, 1966). When you think that holy work, have any right to demand it, read what the holiness. This is what makes Socrates, representing in this case the moral conscience and reason.

Three Definitions that Euthyphro Uses

The first definition that Euthyphro uses is that piety is doing as he is doing, by persecuting any one that is guilty, whether it is of murder, sacrilege or anything that is similar to that. He states that impiety is not punishing those that are ...