PHI 130 - Quiz 1 - Euthyphro

Socrates concludes that Euthyphro's prosecution is not pious. there is no definition of piety. Euthyphro has provided qualities of piety but no definition. all of the above

Euthyphro has provided qualities of piety but no definition.

Which of the following is not an objection raised by Socrates? - Sometimes the gods disagree. - Listing examples is not the same as giving a definition. - We may not have an obligation to do as the gods command. - If the gods love things because they are pious, then the pious is not the same as the god-loved.

We may not have an obligation to do as the gods command.

What central question does Socrates ask Euthyphro to consider (and spends half of the dialogue exploring it)? - how do we know what the gods love? - Is piety something different for every culture in the world? - what is the relationship between piety and morality? - is the pious loved by the gods because it is pious, or is it pious because it is loved by the gods?

is the pious loved by the gods because it is pious, or is it pious because it is loved by the gods?

Euthyphro claims when the gods love things a. they have no reasons for doing so. b. they have reasons for doing so, but we cannot understand those reasons. c. it is because those things are pious. d. it is because those things bring them pleasure.

it is because those things are pious.

What definition of piety does Socrates endorse? - Things are pious because the gods love them. - Things are pious because people believe them to be pious. - There is no such thing as piety. - none of the above

none of the above

Socrates claims that there is no such thing as piety. piety is the same thing as being loved by the gods. 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.

When Socrates first asks what piety is, Euthyphro initially claims that it is - prosecuting wrongdoers. - acting kindly and fairly. - treating everyone equally. - doing that which is holy and perfect.

prosecuting wrongdoers.

When Euthyphro suggests that piety is what the gods love, Socrates objects that - the gods do not exist. - the gods sometimes disagree. - we have no way of knowing what the gods love. - gods often love things that are clearly impious.

the gods sometimes disagree.

According to Socrates, if the gods love pious things because they are pious, then the pious is the same as the god-loved. the pious is not the same as the god-loved. god-love is evidence of piety. piety is evidence of god-love.

the pious is not the same as the god-loved.

Which of the following best describes what Socrates wants to know? whether Euthyphro's prosecution is pious some examples of pious action what all pious actions have in common whether we're morally required to act piously

what all pious actions have in common