nistering accomplish? Euthyphro responds that, by praying and sacrificing to the gods, men produce acts that are acceptable by the gods, which the gods love. Once more, in a circular fashion, piety becomes that which is loved by the gods, which has already been proven wrong. Frustrated by Socrates’ questioning, Euthyphro leaves and the dialogue terminates without a definition for piety. Hence, the Euthyphro fails to define piety because it presumes that definitions exist where, in truth, they do not. Nonetheless, despite this incompleteness, the dialogue delivers a full illustration of Socrates’ method and nature of knowing: that recognizing what one doesn’t know – e.g., definition of piety – is the beginning of wisdom. If they recognize this, they may then ask questions, with which they will learn....
