In the reading Euthyphro‚ Plato’s end goal is to show that there is no rational relationship between “the pious” and “to be loved by the Gods.” The point of Socrates argument is that he is ultimately asking Euthyphro to explain piety by questioning the characteristics of something that is loved. Is something loved because it is good‚ is it loved because it is popular‚ what makes something loved? The basis of the argument arises when Socrates asks Euthyphro to define the means of something that
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argument to the relationship of piety‚ glory‚ and moral responsibility lacked a conceptual framework. This framework should have addressed the relationship and provided a “backbone” to the argument that would create an effective platform for reasoning. The idea behind the conceptual framework should have been an overarching concept that supported my argument: Glory received by pious mortals and their interactions with their Gods served as an incentive to be piety in their society. My paper’s argument
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their children‚ decided whether or not to keep the offspring born to their wives‚ and decided how to punish wives if they commit a wrongdoing. In Han China‚ for example they tried to strengthen patriarchal authority by emphasizing importance of filial piety and women’s subordination to men. Imperial Rome was also patriarchal‚ for example‚ because husbands would have multiple children with their wives in hope of birthing a strong‚ healthy son to carry on the family name and legacy. The main job given to
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Socratic Dialectic‚ Method‚ and Piety This essay will discuss the nature of Socrates inquiries in to the way humans ought to live. This paper will begin by looking at Socrates ’ understanding of the good life and the importance of self-knowledge. It will then look at the theory of learning that the Socratic dialectic fosters‚ along with Socrates ’ theory of the natural goodness of human nature. Using Plato ’s story of Euthyphro‚ it will show the practical nature of Socrates ’ task of making people
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In the text Euthyphro‚ Socrates is attempting to help wisdom by creating a true definition of piety. This aids in wisdom because Socrates believes that in order for someone to prosecute another for a crime‚ the prosecutor must know what the definition of the crime is. If the prosecution cannot formally define why they are prosecuting that individual‚ then the prosecution’s claim is unjust. Socrates does this by asking Euthyphro‚ someone who is charging another with impiety‚ what the definition is
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1. Filial Piety (xiao) was a fundamental aspect of Confucius’s Analects. He said that a son is filial if he does not change his father’s ways for 3 years after he dies. This became a foundational value of “ren”‚ or humaneness. He also believed that uprightness lies in filial piety. According to Confucius‚ the beginning of filial piety is serving your parents‚ the middle is serving your ruler‚ and it ends with establishing yourself. According to Confucius‚ being filial and fraternal is the root of
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The relationship between men and women in a patriarchal society‚ such as Chosŏn Korea‚ raises many questions about how much influence a woman was able to procure. While she would technically have been restricted to her limits within the inner chamber‚ the actuality is not always so clear. One illustration of this discrepancy can be seen within The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyŏng. Throughout her memoirs‚ Lady Hyegyŏng shows that for a woman of her social standing‚ the strict appearance of Confucianism many
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a group of refugees to establish the Latin race. This mission‚ designated by the gods and fate‚ involved a journey filled with hardships that Aeneas and his people faced with determination and adamant resolve. In particular‚ however‚ it is Aeneas’ piety that is highlighted as his defining feature. It is crucial to note that‚ in ancient times‚ the Latin word pietas referred to not only religious devotion‚ but also devotion to one’s family and country. Therefore‚ Aeneas possesses the values that were
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women as being faithful to their husband and being weak-willed putting men over women. As in China women were also obedient and devoted to their husbands as the assets most appropriate for women. During the Han dynasty Confucian Value Xiao of Filial Piety‚ a teaching that children must obey and honor their parents‚ elders‚ and political authorizes‚ was to enhance authority of patriarchal
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What changes would you like to see take place in your country within the next 10 years? Prosperity‚ stability and harmony have always been goals of countries and these take a lifetime of planning to achieve. By virtue of her smallness and dynamism‚ Singapore has taken a relatively short time‚ since her independence‚ to change and develop into what I hope will be a better place to live in. Family planning measures were introduced in Singapore in the early seventies. The results show that the
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