Euthyphro

by Plato

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"Euthyphro" by Plato is a philosophical dialogue written around 399 BC. Set outside an Athenian court, it follows Socrates as he awaits trial for impiety. He encounters Euthyphro, a confident prophet prosecuting his own father for murder. Socrates asks Euthyphro to define piety, sparking a rigorous examination that produces increasingly refined definitions—yet none prove satisfactory.

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Topics: Classical literature · Philosophy, Ancient · Piety -- Early works to 1800 · Socrates, 470 BC-399 BC