e his actions right, but, again,Socrates leads him into contractions. Finally, he tries to turn his actionsinto a duty. Through the dialogue, Euthyphro tries to use the gods tojustify his actions and interests, which is exactly the same charge that willlater send Socrates to his death. When asked about the relationshipbetween the gods and human beings, Euthyphro tells us that our duty is toplease the gods and, through our actions, to honor and glorify them. Ifthis is true, then we are nothing more than servants of the gods, cratedsolely to take them higher and higher. I hope our mission is somewhatmore substantial than this. The dialogue does not offer an answer to thequestion of whether something is pious because is loved by the gods, orsomething is loved by the gods because is pious. Even if we were toassume that the gods love that which is pious, then love is only aconsequence of a pious act. They both agree that piety implies justice,but justice does not imply piety. Thus, we can understand justice withoutbringing in the matter of the gods, which seems to be the biggest problemin this dialogue. If we were to tie justice with the divine, this would implythat reason alone would not be enough to define justice, but we wouldneed divine guidance to do so. Through this dialogue, Euthyphro gets angry and frustrated; whileSocrates’ tone is ironic and condescending. Euthyphro accuses Socratesof creating “moving” arguments, but Socrates shows Euthyphro that hisargument not only moves around, but comes full circle to the startingpoint. The dialogue shows us that if we are committed to the pursuit ofknowledge and truth, we must understand that this may be a never endingprocess while we are in this life. Although our actions are based on ourlimited knowledge, justice should always be an integral part of everythingwe do. APOLOGY SUMMARY The Apology is Socrates’ defense at his trial. As the dialogue begins,S...
