Ideas from 'Euthyphro' by Plato [398 BCE], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Complete Works' by Plato (ed/tr Cooper,John M.) [Hackett 1997,0-87220-349-2]].

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13. Knowledge Criteria / E. Relativism / 6. Relativism Critique

335	Do the gods also hold different opinions about what is right and honourable?

			Full Idea: Do the gods too hold different opinions about what is right, and similarly about what is honourable and dishonourable, good and bad?
			From: Plato (Euthyphro [c.398 BCE], 07e)

28. God / A. Divine Nature / 6. Divine Morality / b. Euthyphro question

336	Is what is pious loved by the gods because it is pious, or is it pious because they love it? (the 'Euthyphro Question')

			Full Idea: Is what is pious loved by the gods because it is pious, or is it pious because they love it?
			From: Plato (Euthyphro [c.398 BCE], 10a)
			A reaction: The famous Euthyphro Question, the key question about the supposed religious basis of morality. The answer of Socrates is Idea 337.

337	It seems that the gods love things because they are pious, rather than making them pious by loving them

			Full Idea: So things are loved by the gods because they are pious, and not pious because they are loved? It seems so.
			From: Plato (Euthyphro [c.398 BCE], 10e)
			A reaction: Socrates' answer to the Euthyphro Question (see Idea 336). The form of piety precedes the gods.