Euthyphro Dilemma



Euthyphro Dilemma

There were plenty of gods in time of Socrates and Euthyphro but what is liked or disliked by gods was decided by a man. When Socrates and Euthyphro encountered in the court, the first thing they asked was “Why he is here?” Socrates was charged by being impious and Euthyphro was charging his father because his father did something impious. In this case, what Socrates did not believe what all people believe and this action was considered as impiety but, Euthyphro was sending his father to death because his father killed somebody and what Euthyphro was doing is ...