Socrates-_Euthyphro

Socrates- Euthyphro In Euthyphro, just like in the Apology, Socrates is once again found defending himself. In both texts Socrates uses cross-examination as a means to proving his innocence and discovering the “truth.” In this text, Socrates is trying to define the meanings of pious and impious. Socrates, who is always in search of discovering some sort of “truth”, relies on the great theologian, Euthyphro. Socrates, at this point in time, is on trial for corrupting the minds of the youth and claiming that there are new gods trying to convince others that the old gods no longer exist. Socrates figured that during the trial Meletus would have to charge the both of them instead of just him alone. Euthyphro, who is considered a faultless power of his time, is in the process of prosecuting his own father. This is what sparks the interest of Socrates to persuade Euthyphro to educate him about the difference between piety and impiety. Socrates informs Euthyphro that he believes that he is a man of knowledge, but continues to question him. Euthyphro responds to the questions proposed by Socrates who in the next breath informs him that he is socrates, euthyphro, gods, youth, piety, minds, meletus, himself, believed, trial, time, questioned, question, own, one, god, found, during, acts, trying, truth, sense, search, responds, people, knowledge, just, innocence, informs, improves, harm, discovering, cross-examination, corrupting, corrupt