Overview and critical reflection on Euthyphro.
With this question (which perhaps has an odd ring to our modern ears), Socrates asks “what is morality, and what makes something moral, or not?”
In detail how Socrates’ seemingly simple question “what is piety?” was not only radical in its implications but also, from the point of view of the state authority of his day, very dangerous.
Put Socrates’ question in the context of today’s America. What would that question be, and to whom would you address it?
What consequences might you face, and what do you think the right response to those consequences ought to be?
Put Socrates’ question “what is piety?”in the context of today’s America. Then explain what would that question be, and to whom would you address it?
