A humble question:
Do the gods approve an action because it is pious, or is it pious because it is approved?
posted by Sarem at
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007
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8 Comments:
ahh, Euthyhro was posed that question by socrates, wasn't he
Indeed.
umm.... cheese is divine.
Eat cheese and go to heaven.
Funny, I was having cheese just now.
I WANT CHEESE, too :(
hehehe
Sid is cheeseless.
It is pious (for us humans) because it gets approved or to put it in more clear terms because it is designated as being pious for us.
I read the dialogue in Intro to Philosophy and I thought that man is not really as brilliant as it is claimed. Rather arrogant actually. He only knew how to ask questions. And I don't agree that it's the questions that count the most.
If one were to sort out there belief system and organize it I doubt there would be a question that Socrates could ask that there would not be an answer for.
Lets forget the fact that he does indeed employ an often arrogant methodology; do the questions themselves merit their relevance?
You'll find the answer to this as a resounding yes.
To define piety is to tackle concepts of absolutism, deity and moral relativism. Its an appropriate question, especially given the rise of religious fervor.
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