To live in virtue is to live without worrying about doing something wrong. You cannot hurt anyone or offend anyone by being virtuous. The truth will set you free, correct?
As Socrates and Euthyphro discuss their opinion of what virtue is, Socrates seems to turn it into a test of Euthyphro's prudence- for Euthyphro seems to pride himself in his knowledge.
At this time- Socrates is facing legal allegations (as we talked about after reading the Apology) and is saying that he's basically clueless and hardly wise to any extent. In this conversation, he discovers that Euthyphro is also faced with legal issues pertaining to his father. He is charging his own father with murder- pushing his belief that a crime should have justice no matter who did it. Even if it is your own family.
I am in favor of this type of virtue. Sin shouldn't go unpunished, or the world would go to crap. What do you guys think? Would you turn in someone you loved if you knew they committed a crime?
P.S.-I commented on Daniel Stephen's post
That is an interesting point of view, and a tough question. It raises another point. Where is the line of doing what is right, and acting as a moral judge?
ReplyDeleteI would be heartbroken at the fact that it is my blood, yet law is law and one must pay for their actions no matter what. Each story is different and each person on trial is as well, but law must not change.
ReplyDeleteIf someone I loved committed a crime, yes, I would turn them in. Justice is justice no matter who is at fault.
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