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Class Responses and Instructor Comments

>From MILDRED FERENTINO:

"So it is in no way surprising if your present action, namely punishing your father, may be pleasing to Zeus but displeasing to Hera, and so with any other gods who differ from each other on this subject." Pg 12

>rm says: Yes, this is the reason that, by Euthyphro's second definition of 'pious', we get this sort of contradiction. Explain the contradiction. How does Euthyphro respond?

>From KAI YU and WAI YAN:

it is contradiction because gods sometime disagree. Euthyphro observes this by changing the definition what is pious to what is pleasing to all god.

rm says: Yes, though my first question remains unanswered.

Plato Reading Guide 7. "I did not ask you to tell me what same thing is both pious and impious, and it appears that what is loved by the gods is also hated by them." (8a-b) Explain. Why is this a problem for Euthyphro? How does he respond to this observation?		Back to Plato Reading Guide Back to Philosophy 101 Home Next Question
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