Is piety a good thing?

Piety is an ancient virtue that underlies civility, is found in both Chinese and Greek traditions, and plays an unseen part in virtually every human relationship. It is absolutely essential to a well-functioning society. Piety transcends logical reason.

What euthyphro means when he says piety is what all the gods love?

2nd Definition: Piety is what is loved by the gods (“dear to the gods” in some translations); impiety is what is hated by the gods. Socrates’ Objection: According to Euthyphro, the gods sometimes disagree among themselves about questions of justice. So some things are loved by some gods and hated by others.

Why is piety not the same thing as what all the gods love According to Socrates How does euthyphro respond to Socrates challenge?

Euthyphro proposes that to say that something is pious, is to say that the gods love it or approve of it (Anything that the gods approve is pious). He thinks this because one action that is pious is giving offerings and sacrifices to the gods, it is pious because the gods like it.

Do the gods love whats holy because its holy or is it holy simply because the gods love it?

According to Euthyphro’s definition, something gets approved by the gods because it is holy and not the other way around: it is not holy because it gets approved by the gods.

What is piety Bible?

: devotion to God : the quality or state of being pious.

Is piety a spiritual gift?

Piety, the sixth gift of the Holy Spirit, is the perfection of the virtue of religion. While we tend to think of religion today as the external elements of our faith, it really means the willingness to worship and to serve God.

Why is piety not the same thing as what all the gods love?

piety is not the same thing as being loved by the gods. his definition of piety is superior to Euthyphro’s. piety is not the same thing as being loved by the gods. it is because those things are pious.

Do the gods love piety because it is pious or is it pious because the gods love it?

Socrates and Euthyphro agree that they must be loved by the gods because they are pious. But something that is pious isn’t so because it is loved by the gods; rather, it is loved by the gods because it is pious. Being loved by the gods causes god-belovedness, but being loved by the gods does not cause piety.

Is it good because the gods love it?

But, says Socrates, in that case, being pious cannot be the same thing as being god-beloved. Because something that is god-beloved is so because it is loved by the gods. According to DCT, morally good actions are good because they are commanded by God.

What is the final definition of piety?

Piety is what the Gods love and Impiety is what the Gods hate. Objections to Definition 1. There are many Gods, whom all may not agree on what particular things are pious or impious. It therefore means that certain acts or deeds could therefore be considered both pious and impious. A self defeating definition.

What is Socrates criticism of piety is what all the gods love what does he say is wrong with this definition and why is that a problem?

Piety is what is pleasing to the gods/ what is approved by the gods. (6e-7a) Socrates applauds this definition, because it is expressed in a general form, but criticises it saying that the gods disagree among themselves as to what is pleasing.

What is the relationship between piety and justice according to Euthyphro?

Euthyphro replies that piety is that part of justice that attends to the gods, just as there is another part of justice that attends to men.