The Euthyphro is a paradigmatic early dialogue of Plato's: it is brief, deals with a question in ethics, consists of a conversation between Socrates and one other person who claims to be an expert in a certain field of ethics, and ends inconclusively. The life and teachings of Socrates stands at the foundation of philosophy. This dialogue shows the use of Socratic irony an an attempt to teach others to recognize their own ignorance. Socrates was said to have led a very simple life, renouncing wealth and holding himself aloof from political ambitions preferring to be in the crowds of the public people in Athens. Socrates is the protagonist of the Euthyphro he appears to be a simple man who engages in a conversation with someone who claims to be an expert in ethical matters. Euthyphro is an orthodox and dogmatically religious man, claiming to know everything about holy matters. It is unclear if Euthyphro is a real historical person or is he a fiction person created by Plato's. Socrates first meets Euthyphro outside the courts of Athens. Euthyphro has come to the courts to prosecute his own father for having unintentionally murdering someone. Socrates suggests that Euthyphro must be a great expert in religious matters because he was …show more content…
Socrates did not like this definition of holiness and ask Euthyphro instead to give him a general definition that would identify one feature that all good or holy deeds share in common. Euthyphro suggests that holy is what the gods find to be agreeable and acceptable. But Socrates then points out that gods often differ depending on the person and their beliefs, so what is agreeable to one might not agreeable to all. Your god may say that a behavior or action is a good deed but someone else may say that their god doesn't think that was good deed and finds it offensive. Euthyphro most important attempt to define holiness is what is approved of by all the