Euthyphro

di Plato (Autore)

Library of Alexandria, 2026

Does divine approval make an action right, or do the gods approve it because it is right? A conversation outside an Athenian court turns religious certainty into a searching inquiry. In Plato's Euthyphro, Socrates encounters a man who is prosecuting his own father and is confident that he understands piety. Socrates, himself facing a charge of impiety, asks for a definition. What follows is not a lecture but a probing exchange: each proposed answer meets another question, and familiar beliefs become harder to defend. The dialogue draws a crucial distinction between examples of pious conduct and an account of what makes all such conduct pious. Its famous question about what the gods love reaches beyond ancient Greek religion to enduring debates about moral authority, religious duty, and the grounds of ethical judgment. Brief, ironic, and deliberately unresolved, Euthyphro shows why the ability to question a belief matters as much as the confidence with which it is held. What readers find inside: Socrates Before His Trial - The encounter places philosophical questioning against the immediate background of an accusation of impiety. The Meaning of Piety - Socrates asks for a general definition rather than a list of supposedly holy actions. Divine Approval - The central argument examines whether the gods' love explains piety or responds to it. The Socratic Method - Successive questions reveal tensions in answers that initially seem certain. An Unsettled Ending - The lack of a final definition leaves readers to examine the arguments and their own assumptions. A rewarding choice for readers beginning ancient philosophy, students of ethics and religion, and anyone interested in how careful questioning can test claims to knowledge. Step into the conversation and consider what it would take to know why an action is right.

• Autore: Plato
• Anno edizione: 2026
• Editore: Library of Alexandria
• Formato: EPUB3 con Adobe DRM
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9781808301964