Socrates sides with the view that the Good is a separate standard to which the Gods adhere to without realising his mistakes. Socrates then advances a definition of his own and states that all pious ...

In response to Socrates’ rejection, Euthyphro gives a second definition, and states that piety or holiness is that which the Gods approve of. Socrates is pleased with the general form of the ...

Socrates was notoriously annoying. He was likened to a gadfly buzzing around while one is trying to sleep. The Oracle of Delphi declared him the wisest of all human beings. His life and death would go ...

In Plato’s “Euthyphro,” Socrates poses a timeless question: “Is that which is holy loved by the gods because it is holy, or is it holy because it is loved by the gods?” From this arises an equally ...

When we talk about education, and about tutoring in particular, we often speak of the Socratic method. Often what we mean when we refer to that method is simply something like a question-and-answer ...

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The most important part of knowledge, in Socrates' view? Knowing how much you don't know. Yoeml/iStock via Getty Images Plus But each dilemma usually comes down to polarized deadlock between two ...