Euthyphro

Euthyphro Plato’s Euthyphro is an obscure dialogue conversation that attempts to unveil an ideal meaning of piety. The purpose of this paper as a whole is to analyze transitions as to where definitions of piety are being made. Furthermore, it will attempt to explain the separation of morality as independent of religion (a system of social beliefs), while attempting to define morality. It is essential to understand the role of the gods to establish the definition of piety. All those in Athenian society during Plato’s existence who did wrong, did wrong against the gods. Therefore, all wrong doers are prosecuted for the sake of the gods. It was seen that these wrong doers did commit a wrong that was ungodly. On the other hand, it was unknown to Plato what exactly godliness and ungodliness where. As the conversation continues and it seems there is a collaboration of thoughts and ideas on behalf of both men to develop the definition of piety. Plato states “that piety would be knowledge of how to give to, and beg from, the gods” [14d]. This final definition clearly indicates that piety is something that the gods receive morality, moral, different, piety, people, interest, gods, beliefs, person, wrong, self, others, objective, without, way, out, human, laws, definition, correct, because, society, particular, one, exists, existence, believe, activities, very, though, say, possible, pious, mean, law