On the Porch of the King Archon’s steps, Socrates and Euthyphro have a controversial conversation that may define ethics in whole. Socrates makes Euthyphro question everything he has ever believed in about what is just/unjust, fine/shameful and good/bad. “Angry and hostile to each other if we were unable to come to a decision” (7c). This short phrase makes the entire conversation debatable because both would say material that has a right or wrong answer. Socrates believes justice, beauty and goodness are the subject which would make us angry and unfriendly. He believes justice needs to have a right or wrong and needs to be enforced to sustain its powerful meaning in order to make the people happy. Beauty is the outside aspect that everyone …show more content…
Socrates makes Euthyphro question his idea of right and wrong; in addition, it leads to a powerful dialogue where we see Euthyphro rush out it. Socrates makes justice, beauty and goodness relatable to one another because those are the things that make people go to war and make friends into enemies. Socrates relates these subjects to piety and impiety saying “If indeed they differ, mustn’t it be about those things (7d)?” Socrates belittles his believe that everything is done for the Gods and if they are done for the Gods then it is correct. Socrates lets Euthyphro know that not all Gods have the same definitions towards those three …show more content…
Socrates asks what is just and what is unjust? It makes everyone mad and confused because if someone believes a different justice, then who is correct with their definition of justice. Or who is to say one justice is really injustice. According to Euthyphro, we make such actions count for the purpose of the Gods. However, Socrates questions the fact that Gods can have different views of what is just and unjust. Socrates creates an unease doubt in Euthyphro’s believes and makes him question all that he believes is right. Whether accusing Euthyphro’s father is a thing that is correct because Euthyphro thinks so, or, is it because Euthyphro believes is what the Gods want. Euthyphro would accuse his own dad for a murder charge, and Socrates questions him whether his actions are right or wrong. Beauty can be either fine or shameful, because the action Euthyphro is taking, to accuse his father of murder, is making him look like a bad person when indeed he might be doing the right thing. The appearance of doing something right can make others look at you as if you were doing the wrong thing. Socrates tells Euthyphro, “where there’s shame, there is also dread…at a certain action (12b).” So in fact Socrates lets Euthyphro see that his action, or his intentions, are right but others might see it as betrayal or a