tinuing the discussion. More importantly, Socrates instigates a formal problem for Euthyphro from a deceivingly simple question, "Is the pious loved by the gods because it is pious, or is it pious because it is loved by the gods?" Neither choice can do the justice for which Euthyphro intends his definition of piety. If right actions are pious only because the gods love them, then moral rightness is completely optional, depending only on the impulses of the gods. But if the gods love right actions only because they are already right, then there must be some non-divine source of values, which we might come to know separately from their love. Plato's final answer to the question of what makes a pious act pious is to say that there is a form, piety itself, by virtue of which a pious act is pious. Euthyphro leaves the scene seemingly unaffected by the entire process; he is no less self-confident than he had been at its beginning. This dialogue clearly shows Socrates' method of inquiry. It shows how Socrates asked leading questions and the idea of cause and effect to get the answers he wants. You can also see how he frustrated Euthyphro by pushing the argument in a circle. Even though he does frustrate Euthyphro, this is not Socrates main purpose. The moral of the dialogue and Socrates main point he is trying to get across to the reader is for us to ask ourselves, who are we to judge one another, especially about what is just or pious. Furthermore, we might be better off if we were careful of those of us who think we have all the answers....
