University:
California State University, Northridge
Course:
PHIL 150 | Introduction to Philosophy
Academic year:

2010
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59

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2
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PLATO, EUTHYPHRO SECTION CONTENT Reference I. INTRODUCTION: Occasion and social pleasantries 2a1–5d7 II. FIRST DEFINITION. Euthyphro: 'to prosecute offenders against religion' 5d8–6e9 III. SECOND DEFINITION. 6e10–11b5 • • • • 'what is dear to the gods' emendation of the second definition acceptance Socrates' refutation 6e10–8b6 8b7–9e3 9e1 9e3–11b5 IV. INTERLUDE 11b6–11e5 V. THIRD DEFINITION -the genus of 'holy' -The definition: First differentia First statement Amended statement: 'holy' is a species of 'just' 11e4–14a10 11e4–12d4 12d5–14a10 12d5–13d4 13d5–14a10 VI. FOURTH DEFINITION 14a11–15c10 -Euthyphro: 'holy' is the science of prayer and sacrifice' This is backsliding into the kind of definition that was offered before the Interlude, and shown to be inadequate in terms of procedure. VII. CONCLUSION • aporetic: no final formulation of a valid definition. 15c11–16a4 • Suggestion is made that it is Euthyphro's laziness (want of attention) that causes him not to state clearly what he supposedly knows better than anyone.