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Dialogue on The Euthyphro: The nature of piety and our relationship with the eternal

Dialogue on The Euthyphro: The nature of piety and our relationship with the eternal

FromPlato's Pod: Dialogues on the works of Plato


Dialogue on The Euthyphro: The nature of piety and our relationship with the eternal

FromPlato's Pod: Dialogues on the works of Plato

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Length:
111 minutes
Released:
May 24, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

What does it mean to be pious, and how have changes in the meaning over time motivated those who have claimed to be acting piously and affected those accused of impiety? In this live recorded discussion on May 16, 2021 of the Toronto Philosophy, Calgary Philosophy, and Online Rebels Meetup groups we considered the case of Plato's Euthyphro who is about to prosecute his father for the impiety of murder. Upon hearing of Euthyphro's case, Socrates mentions his own accuser Meletus whose charges would eventually lead to Socrates' trial and death. We discussed other historical applications of piety's meaning, including that which misled the Inquisition to condemn Galileo for holding what later proved to be true knowledge of the ordering of the heavens and orbit of the planets around the sun. Are interpretations of piety universal, even among the gods? We investigated this question, and the "Euthyphro dilemma" of the eternal order of what "is" that Socrates raises in the question: "Is the pious being loved by the gods because it is pious, or is it pious because it is being loved by the gods?"
Released:
May 24, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (60)

Welcome to Plato's Pod, a bi-weekly podcast of a group discussion on the dialogues of Plato. The discussion is held through Meetup.com by the Toronto Philosophy and Calgary Philosophy groups and anyone interested in participating, whether to learn about Plato or to contribute to the dialogue, is welcome to join with no experience required! The podcast is hosted by amateur philosopher James Myers and inquiries can be e-mailed to dialoguesonplato@outlook.com. Wherever we go in our discussions we gain knowledge from each other’s perspectives, and for the increase in knowledge we invite everyone to add their voice to the dialogue. Plato, without a doubt, would have imagined no better way than in dialogue for knowledge – the account of the reasons why – to find its home.