What is Socrates getting at when he says is the pious being loved by the gods because it is pious or is it pious because it is being loved by the gods?

Therefore, an action loved by all Gods because it is pious and it’s means that the gods is not essential to being pious and making an action as piety.

What does Socrates mean when he asks is the holy loved by the gods because it is holy or is it holy because it is loved by the gods?

Socrates famously responds saying “is the holy loved by the gods because it is holy? Or is it holy because it is loved by the gods?” He is saying that this means that there could be two different definitions of good.

What does it mean to be pious Socrates?

The first definition that Euthyphro provides to Socrates is that “the pious is to do what I am doing now to prosecute the wrongdoer” (Plato, Euthyphro, Grube trans., p. 9). This is merely an example of piety, and Socrates is seeking a definition, not one or two pious actions.

When Euthyphro defines the pious as what is loved by the gods why does Socrates reject this definition?

Socrates rejects Euthyphro’s definition, because it is not a definition of piety, and is only an example of piety, and does not provide the essential characteristic that makes pious actions pious.

Is pious pious god loves pious?

Socrates and Euthyphro agree that they must be loved by the gods because they are pious. But, says Socrates, in that case, being pious cannot be the same thing as being god-beloved. But something that is pious isn’t so because it is loved by the gods; rather, it is loved by the gods because it is pious.

Is the pious loved by the gods because it is pious or is it pious because it is loved?

S: The god-beloved is then not the same as the pious, Euthyphro, nor the pious the same as the god-beloved, as you say it is, but one differs from the other. S: Because we agree that the pious is beloved for the reason that it is pious, but it is not pious because it is loved.

When Socrates asks euthyphro is the holy loved by the gods because it is holy or is it holy because it is loved by the gods euthyphro responds?

Euthyphro concurs with Socrates that holiness “is loved because it is holy,” not that it is “holy because it is loved.” Loving holiness causes it to be loved, but it does not cause its nature as holy.

Do the gods love holiness because it is holy or is it holy because the gods love it?

“Do the gods love holiness because it is holy or is it holy because the gods love it?” Morality does not originate with God, and even God must obey the moral law. Morality is impossible apart from God’s willing it.

Is pious loved by gods?

answer: To be pious is to be loved by all the gods. Socrates and Euthyphro agree that they must be loved by the gods because they are pious. But, says Socrates, in that case, being pious cannot be the same thing as being god-beloved. Because something that is god-beloved is so because it is loved by the gods.

What does pious mean in Euthyphro?

2nd Definition: Piety is what is loved by the gods (“dear to the gods” in some translations); impiety is what is hated by the gods. Socrates’ Objection: According to Euthyphro, the gods sometimes disagree among themselves about questions of justice. So some things are loved by some gods and hated by others.

What is Socrates trying to say in Euthyphro?

Socrates sets up a rather elaborate argument to show that the two cannot be equivalent. What is holy gets approved of by the gods because it is holy, so what is holy determines what gets approved of by the gods. And what gets approved of by the gods in turn determines what is approved of by the gods.

When Socrates asks Euthyphro to explain what the pious and the impious are what specifically is he looking for?

Euthyphro is overconfident with the fact that he has a strong background for religious authority. So Socrates believes that Euthyphro must be “far advanced in wisdom” and know what impious and pious is asks him to define it in hopes of adding to his argument for court. You just studied 13 terms!

Why do Socrates and Euthyphro say the Gods Love pious?

The dilemma. Socrates and Euthyphro both contemplate the first option: surely the gods love the pious because it is the pious. But this means, Socrates argues, that we are forced to reject the second option: the fact that the gods love something cannot explain why the pious is the pious (10d).

Do the Gods Love the Pious only because they are pious?

At this point the dilemma surfaces. Socrates asks whether the gods love the pious because it is the pious, or whether the pious is pious only because it is loved by the gods (10a). Socrates and Euthyphro both contemplate the first option: surely the gods love the pious because it is the pious.

What is the significance of Socrates’ question in the Euthyphro dialogues?

The big companies don’t want you to know his secrets. Originally Answered: Explain the significance of Socrates’ question in the Euthyphro dialogues: “Is an action pious because it is loved by all gods, or is loved by all gods because it is pious?” In the book, which calls Five Dialogues, first Socrates and Euthyphro talk about piety and impiety.

What does Euthyphro say about being pious?

A. At 10d, Euthyphro says that 1. the pious is loved by the gods because it (the pious) is pious, and for no other reason; and 2. the fact that the gods love something is not the cause of that thing’s being pious (it is not because of being loved by the gods that a pious thing is pious).