Essays on Piety

In 399 BC, one of the greatest ancient thinkers, Socrates, faced the trial upon the accusations of his corrupting influence on the Athenian youth, rejection of gods recognized by the Athenian state and invention of new gods. In the course of the trial, the philosopher was given an opportunity to defend himself, and his speech interpreted by Plato under the title Apology has survived until nowadays as a prominent example of rhetoric and argumentation. Socrates moves from explanations of his actions to critique of the values and misconceptions of his accusers (particularly, Meletus). Although one would expect a person ...

“A person lacking in humaneness cannot endure straightened circumstances for long, nor can he enjoy favorable circumstances for long” (Watson 32).

Here, Confucius concerns himself with the qualities of a gentleman and things that cannot be considered gentlemanly. In this regard, Confucius outlines various examples of what a gentleman should do as well as what he should not do. Book 4 is considerably brief as compared to the other books and also represents matters of filial piety with regard to the mourning periods when parents have passed on ad the extent to which a child should continue the path of the father following the death of the latter. Book 5 continues with the discussion regarding the characteristics of a gentleman ...

Introduction

In the contemporary era, there is a need to adopt a mechanism in which one can serve better in the business setting in different cultures. Today’s global business society is composed the various cultures in which people face the various business environments. The manner of doing business in each of the nation affects the manner of doing business (Aslani, Brett, Ramirez-Marin, Tinsley, & Weingart, 2011). Culture is important in business, and it has an impact on the strategic direction of the business; it can also have different effects on the management of the internal structure of the organization as ...

Euthyphro

. The argument in Euthyphro sounds in line 5 section 7 as follows: «what is dear to the gods is pious, what is not is impious.» . Euthyphro consists of a dialogue between Socrates and EuthyphroEuthyphro argues that the pious was what he was doing then, to prosecute the wrongdoer. Socrates has opposite position and supposes that what is loved by the gods is also hated by them. Socrates is arguing against prosecuting Euthyphro’s father for murder. Socrates concludes that people recognize that the pious is loved because it is pious, not pious because it is loved. On the other ...

The topic of Piety has been best discussed and covered by Plato in the dialogue between Socrates and Euthyphro. The two speakers engage in a verbal discussion on the applicability as well as the meaning of the word Piety. This essay will start out with a brief overview of the dialogue and will proceed to critically examine the concepts discussed between Euthyphro and Socrates. Lastly, the essay would also briefly discuss Plato’s view from my own viewpoint, while also examining my own notions of Piety.

Overview

The story starts out as a dialogue between Plato and Euthyphro. While Plato ...

Socrates can be justly named the father of Western philosophy and as a consequence of the science itself. Even given that we have no factual evidence, except literary sources, of his existence at all, he still is regarded as one of the greatest if not the greatest philosopher in the history of Western thought. He is given such credits not without a reason. Despite his claim that he only knows that he knows nothing when reading his dialogs written by Plato, his most notable disciple, I got stunned and impressed with his wisdom and insight. In Euthyphro, the story ...

Zora Neale Hurston's, ‘Their Eyes Were Watching God' is a book about a girl called Janie Crawford who is of mixed parentage at a time when it was difficult to be of mixed parentage. Upon becoming an adolescent, Janie becomes overly obsessed with finding and meeting her true love. Neale then documents Janie's journey and experiences coupled with the maturity and emotional growth she goes through in her three marriages. American history depicts a new ideology that begun in the mid- 19th Century about women that was referred to as the Cult of True Womanhood. According to True Womanhood, ...

1. The Social Miracle T. R. Reid moved to Tokyo, Japan, with his family – composed of his wife and their two daughters – where he lived for five years, as an expatriate employee for the Washington Post. He posits that some Asian nations (such as Japan, South Korea, and Singapore ) have built modern societies within the safest environment, providing the best education for the children, and with probably the most stable families on Earth. In Reid’s opinion, this accomplishment is due to the widespread acceptance by Far East countries of the ethical values of Chinese philosopher Confucius. He pointed ...

In the Euthyphro dialogue, Plato considers the question “what is piety?” (Grube, 1991). By so doing, he wants to establish whether piety is living as gods in Greek want or if what gods will and want good and pious. Plato observes that choosing any of the options is inconclusive since it ends up in a dilemma. According to Plato in this dialogue, piety can be defined as “that which is dear to the gods” or what the gods love (Grube, 1991). For the purposes of this paper, piety will be substituted for morality. This essay is a philosophical analysis ...

ISLAMIC SUFISM

Introduction There has been a profound link between the art and the spiritual depth of humans because the true form of art is assumed to be a reflection of the various thoughts, beliefs, and emotions existent in the spirit of the individuals. Religion is a definite medium to address all the above three aspects of humans and therefore, religion has an equally significant impact on the artworks as well. Like all the other prominent religions of the world, Sufism (Islam) is highly capable of reflecting the core facets of spiritual refinement, precision, and profundity in its art forms. The ...

Perhaps one of the most crucial and controversial points of difference between Islam and the West, is the extent of religious influence on the private and public lives of people. The concept of ‘a sovereign, democratic nation’ in the West is based on a strict division between church and the state (government). The rationale used for establishing this premise is that religion is entirely a personal matter for individuals; there is no logic in the faith or beliefs that people have, since they cannot be quantified and measured (Asad, 2003: 45). Hence religion, is a volatile and emotional domain, ...

The second chapter “The Lockdown” has its focus on historical evaluation relating to war on drugs as perceived on how laws changed with time (Alexander, 37-59). In as much as Alexander named several other disturbing elements associated with the drug war, my concern remains the fact that holistic investment by the highest governmental levels in this menace requires substantial attention alongside established policies and laws that would make good such an investment. The article “Vanishing Son” focuses on stereotypes of Asian-Americans as seen in the American society. This stereotyping has been clearly manifested in the society’s theater, literature, ...

Determining What is Good

A day before his execution, Socrates is visited in prison by his friend Crito to try and convince him to escape. Crito tells Socrates that if he is executed people will think that Crito could have helped Socrates if he was willing to give money but he did not care. Crito says that people will think he values money more than a friend’s life since no one will believe he tried to convince Socrates to escape, and he refused. Socrates tells Critos that the opinions of many people do not matter. Socrates says that the only the only ...

According to Khalaf and Khalaf, the veil concept has its origins in Egypt where it represented a movement that was based and grounded in the Islamic faith and religious tradition. It embodied a moral and behavioral code of conduct or dressing that sought to distinguish the pure Islamists from the secularists. It must have also come to Beirut from Turkey and Iran where similar dressing codes of the hijab were strictly observed and sometimes legislated by the state, particularly in education. The Ottoman laws on clothing for example emphasized on head coverings to show rank and honor in the ...

Introduction

In Chinese history, political, state and the economic system has changed during the Spring and Autumn Period that lasted about 300 years. It was during era that there is substantial transformation in the political, economic, and social structure of Chinese civilization. However, amidst these changes are widespread conflicts in the society such as warring elite families and other conflicts that the government cannot match. According to Confucius, who was born during the latter part of the Spring and Autumn, the societal disorder was largely because the government was not virtuous enough to please the people. The teachings of Confucius ...

Most of the believers may it be Catholics or Protestants believe in visual piety, and they consider them as not just carvings but something sacred. I agree with David Morgan that people are often entitled to the theologies that they choose, and it is hard to change their minds. These images gain their popularity based on the manner in which they answer the needs of devout (Morgan 11). I do not believe the theological critics that depict that numerous devotional piety shrinks the Creator as an idolatrous human. Most of the believers of these images associate them with salient ...

The Islamic World from 600-1400 and the African Societies and Kingdoms 1000 BCE-1500 CE

The religion of Islam was found by Muhammad in Mecca. He was said to have received visions from the angel Gabriel. These visions led Muhammad to believe that he was the last prophet which was why God was speaking to him through Gabriel. This is the same God as the Christians and Jews. Despite this there are many differences between the three religions (1) Jewish people do not believe that Jesus was the Messiah and they are still waiting on the Messiah (2) Christians believe that Jesus was the Messiah and that he died for everyone’s sins and ...

The social position of Muslim women is covered with decades of double-standards, misinterpretation and over-generalizing. As the result, nowadays there is a certain stereotype of what a Muslim woman should be, how she should behave and how she is to be treated by society in general. These issues concern institutional regulations, gender inequality, policy on women’s body and mobility and imposing the ideal stereotype. Considering these factors, it can be concluded that Muslim women are highly pressured regardless of where they live.

Rigid regulation of gender-based structures

First interesting proof of Muslim’s community double standards is gender-driven limitation is such institutions as ...

As seen in the speeches of renowned politicians like Mitt Romney and Barack Obama, they are skilled at identifying symbolically with voters and in such a way, joins their interests with those of the voters. This type of politicians, in a manner, base their principles on the morals and ideologies of the voters, which makes identification the main ingredient used to give way to a rhetorical move, as seen in the speech of Barack Obama. As Crosby (2015) stated, Obama’s purpose in using identification was to “place himself and America in the same object position” (p,317). In ...

Impact of Liu and Ning experiences as a result of the historical events and changes in the late 19th and early 20th centuries The historical events and changes that occurred in the late 19th and early 20th century influenced many people in China. By using Liu as the protagonist, Henrietta Harrison, in her book The Man Awakened from Dreams: One Man's Life in a North China Village highlights that the Confucianism ideals, education system, and Boxer Uprising had a great impact on Chinese people. Similarly, in her book, Ida Pruitt observes that the challenges women went through during the ...

1. How are the Spartans described? What makes them such good warriors? The Spartans were a group of people that made one of the finest armies in the ancient world. They had a harsh way of life, a sense of duty and a strict moral code. They made good warriors because they were examined for fitness even as babies. They were also placed in a military-style education. The food was intentionally scarce to prove physical fitness. In addition, they were not allowed to surrender because it would be considered as a disgrace. 2. How is Xerxes portrayed by Herodotus? ...

Euthypro

Euthypro has clear vision of terms “pious” and “piety”. Like he said, “piety is doing as I do, prosecuting your father (if he is guilty) on a charge of murder; doing as the gods do--as Zeus did to Cronos, and Cronos to Uranus.” He provided strong support of his view, but still could not convince me. I think there should be more clear ways to explain not only this, but many other terms. People should have general criteria to answer questions like “what is love?” At first, there should be direct definition. However, it is hard to create it ...

Classmate 1 Comment

The answer presented by the first classmate portrays filial piety as the aspect of respecting one’s ancestors, fathers, and elders. The practice is highly prevalent in countries found in East Asia such as China, Korea, and Japan. Filial piety was common during the ancient times. People believed in ancestral worship saying that there was always a forefather watching over the current generation. Unfortunately, most individuals today have stopped trusting the tradition. Those who conduct the activity only do it because they are directed to do so and not because they place any value. According to the passage, the ...

The term filial piety is defined as the reverence to parents (Merriam-webster.com, n.d.), it is also a common term used widely in Asian culture. According to (Banzan, 1999) filial piety is connected to loyalty and devotion to parents’ needs and other elders of the family. It is also about putting the parents’ needs above. On the broader aspect its meaning varies depending on the culture and religion. (Banzan, 1999) also points out that filial piety has different meanings among Confucian scholars of East Asia. Originally filial piety was traced back in Chinese culture, which then was based on feudal ...

The most important features that a true woman had to possess in the 19th century society were purity, piety, submissiveness and domesticity (Welter). What was meant under piety is the belief in God, kindness, and love for all the living creatures. The woman had to be faithful and had to attend a church, as it did not ruin her femininity and taught her to be kind and submissive. A real woman had to be virgin. She had to retain her purity till the very marriage, and after that she was obliged to accept the idea of having so close ...

Philosophy – it is an extremely generalized theoretical vision of the world that has been studying by great philosophers during a number of centuries. These philosophers have set different goals while they research the world and its public order, and while they try to establish their own philosophical worldviews and system of values. The way in which great philosophers understand reality differs from the religious and scientific way of accepting the world. In contrast to religion, philosophy differs due to its rationality, and presence of scientific ideas. At the same time, it also differs from the scientific way of understanding ...

In Euthyphro of Plato, we are introduced first to a conversation that goes on between Socrates and Euthyphro with an explanation by Euthyphro on his intention to prosecute his father on the murder that he strongly believes that he has committed in his presence. It is clear that Socrates from the start of Euthyphro has one objective in mind; questioning the ones around him and provoking them in questioning their own lives aspects. A good example is the question that he directs to Euthyphro that at first glance looks confusing. The argument clearly states that the morality idea is solely ...

A. Introduce the three works you will be analyzing (suggested length of 4–5 slides) by doing the following:

1. Summarize background details about the three works, including author or artist names, titles of the works, and the disciplines to which the works belong. 2. Provide a thesis statement to clarify for your audience how all three works connect to a common theme that applies directly to your chosen profession.

B. Provide an objective analysis (suggested length of 4–6 slides) by doing the following:

1. Describe the literary work-- description includes:-

• Form

• Subject matter (Explain in 2–3 sentences.) a. Summarize, in list form, how the author approaches the subject matter (reveals what the work is about) without discussing your personal opinions. 2. Describe the first nonliterary work of art - ...

CONTEXT AND COMPARISON OF

In reaction to the decadence and corruption so pervasive in the Roman Catholic Church, the Protestant Reformation sought to introduce an asceticism into the artistic world of its followers. Martin Luther, as well as others who followed him, advocated the destruction of art in churches, particularly images of saints, muted color schemes for the artwork that remained, and an emphasis on images either of Jesus or of contemporary leaders and heroes of the movement. Joseph Koerner’s book The Reformation of the Image (2004) compellingly shows how visual art became indispensable to a religious movement built on words. In a time ...

The concept of holiness in the dialogue between Euthyphro and Socrates emerges when Socrates insists that Euthyphro ought to have been perfectly informed of what is pious and what is impious prior to filing a murder charge against his own father. Socrates presence at the porch of the King Archon had been occasioned by a case of impiety brought against him by Meletus. The concept of holiness takes a prominent position in the discussion between Socrates and Euthyphro because Socrates wanted to learn of what is pious and what is impious so that he could defend himself in case. Euthyphro was considered ...

The concept of piety in the conversation

The concept of holiness emerges in the conversation between Socrates and Euthyphro at the point where Euthyphro argues that he is prosecuting his father because failure to do so could upshot in impiety (Le Poidevin, 2011). Impiety here refers to a state of being holy and devoid of wrong. The philosopher Euthyphro finds a basis of his decision to prosecute his own father in the thinking of the gods. According to Euthyphro, it would be wrong to prosecute a stranger who committed the same crime as his father if he would not prosecute his relations. It is in this position that he ...

Subject

Briefly describe what you intend to write about. Provide a brief introduction or outline of the points and films in which you intend to cover, preferably a working thesis.

Topic: Modern world does not presuppose keeping traditions, does it?

Question: Should Asian American families still keep their traditions of filial piety and familism or should they follow a modern way of American life? Answer: Asian Americans would be much happier if they disregard at least some of their traditions which, as a rule, limit a person greatly. Elaboration: As soon as Asian Americans give up keeping traditions, they will start enjoying life in all its manifestations without being afraid of gossips and ...

In order to get a clear picture of how Plato would respond to this dilemma, it is important to establish the facts about this case. A woman named Lisa Krawchuk qualified for welfare assistance because of her low income. The welfare authorities required her to report any changes in her income for the period that she received the benefits. She agreed to that condition, reported an increase in her income after her husband got a part-time job and the welfare office reduced her payments accordingly. Lisa failed to report that she was benefiting from a student loan and the welfare office withdrew ...

Introduction

In a global perspective there has been an upward trend in the ageing rates. Enjoying population has risen in some states than the working population. This has caused over dependency among the few who are employed. A bigger percentage of income is spent on consumption purposes leading to a decline in the amount saved for investment. Cultures of people have hence spelt out how the aged should be cared for but has faced a lot of challenges due dissenting argument made by the scholars. The paper will concentrate on the revealing some of the ways undertaken to care and treat the elders.

Discussion

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Introduction

Marcus Aurelius is one of the most influential philosophers. Ideally, he has substantial reasons why he came up with his philosophical works including the “Meditations”. Stoic Aristo’s readings and reports influenced Aurelius’ efforts to come up with his philosophical piece of work. These readings initiated a sense of self-acceptance and confidence in Aurelius’ philosophical works. The “Meditations” is a very different from the text from the other philosophical texts. Most of the elements that are significant in the book elevate towards Aurelius’ personal experiences. Some of these experiences such as death and livelihood irritations manifest in the entire text. For ...

Introduction

In ancient times, intellectuals and philosophers such as Plato, Socrates, Euthyphro and Aristotle among many others engaged in intense Philosophical debates about morality, science, sociology among many other issues. The debate between Euthyphro and Socrates on piety or holiness stands out as a classic philosophical argument. While Euthyphro offers different definitions on what he thought piety and impiety were, Socrates refutes them on his own grounds because he wanted to learn how to defend himself and justify acts of impiety filed against him by Meletus (Navia, 2007). The Concept of piety or holiness takes a prominent position in the dialogue ...

Nancy F. Cott. The Bonds of Womenhood: "Woman's Sphere" in New England 1780 1835.

The purpose of the book, The Bonds of Womenhood: "Woman's Sphere" in New England 1780 1835, written by Nancy F. Cott was to demonstrate that women from a century ago were breaking out of their traditional sphere of working in the home and shaping new roles for themselves in the community. During the process they also learned how to strengthen “the bonds of womanhood” with other women (Cott, 204). Cott (160) calls this new feeling sisterhood. New England middle class women were very smart about ...

Irish Americans have a rich culture, which is rated among the oldest cultures in the globe. The Irish Americans trace their origin from Ireland and they form up to 11% of the American population. They possess a rich culture judging by their education, religious beliefs, and there social life in general. Their Unique culture and strong religious background have influenced the values of ordinary Americans over the years.

Irish Americans cultural Values

The traditional cultural values that characterize the Irish Americans include harmony, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, honesty, filial piety, and loyalty. These cultural values give Irish Americans a unique identity and psychology despite them being a minority in ...

Renaissance is a period in the history of culture in Western and Central Europe of 14-16 centuries, the disclosure of which was the establishment of a new "earthly" and secular in nature picture of the world, radically different from the medieval one. The new picture of the world was reflected in humanism, leading ideological current of the era, and natural philosophy, was evident in the art and science, that underwent revolutionary changes. The building blocks of the original building was the new culture of antiquity as it was a "reborn" to a new life - hence the name of the era - "Revival", ...

The Capitalist Culture

Culture is the most active element that charges the human civilization to further branched out and cut across all the aspect of life such as technology. In the capitalist world, there is a great desire towards the novel and original. This continuous search for novelty and change surpasses the extent of proportions of actual change that has occurred in the society. Further, this cultural desire is already being legitimized, such that the society accepts the role to see the culture as a norm and a moral tradition where the emerging new culture could be sized up and be critically evaluated. It is ...

Abstract

The subjects of the stages and the definition of crisis will be explored in this research paper. A type of crisis and an interventions strategy will be applied. The story of Mark who is a student that is having problems with binge drinking will be applied. The multicultural perspectives that are applied in crisis intervention and the ethical considerations will be explored. These perspectives will be explored from the contributions of Baldwin (1978), Beck (2010), Fairchild (1997), Flannery and Everly (2000), Gilliland and James (1993), Hendrix et al. (2003), Hendrix- Ferguson (2000), James and Gilliland (2013), Roberts (2000), Rueveni (1979) ...

Saint Basil the Great was bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia when he fought against the Arians despite grievous threats from the Arian king Valens. He has reformed so thoroughly the clergy in his diocese that other bishops sought his help in assisting them in their dioceses. His greatest achievement though was the establishment of a vast hospital and work house outside the city of Caesarea, which came to be known as the “New Town,” and later renamed Basileiad after his death (Laux, 1930). In the sermon, “Prayer must come first” (Everitt et al., 1985) he explored prayer and service through ...

Introduction: History, Celebration, Thesis Statement

Saint Patrick was the archetypal missionary. Identified as the individual who brought Christianity to Ireland, this patron saint is now celebrated the world over, a reflection of both the recognition of his deeds, and the strength of the Irish Diaspora. The historical circumstances in medieval times through to the industrial revolution in Europe and later the New World reveals that the folklore surrounding St. Patrick is located in the struggle for Irish identity. Framed in this context, this paper poses the following thesis statement: Why is St Patrick’s Day recognized and celebrated around the world, in comparison to other ...

Guan Yunchang, the author of the play, was a general who served in the late Eastern Han dynasty under the warlord Liu Bei and had extraordinary qualities. Guan is highly respected as an epitome of righteousness and loyalty hence he is still worshipped by many Chinese people to date. People from southern China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and other Chinese communities also worship Guan (Wilt & West, 2012, p. 105). Therefore, his literary work is viewed as one of the key contributors to the world’s literature today. A critical assessment of the play reveals various concepts such as characterization that are ...

Busddhism was founded by Siddharta Gautama between the 4th and 5th century B.C. in the Northern part of India. The meaning of his name Siddharta in English is ‘he who has reached the goal’ (William and Ladwig, 23). Gautama is Buddha’s surname, a noble surname belonging to a royal and powerful clans in India. His surname alone depicts that he is actually noble by birth. Although Buddha’s lifespan is uncertain, experts believed that he lived from 563 B.C. until 483 B.C. (William and Ladwig, 24). Gautama Buddha was a prince who left home and his pampered life at the age ...

Relationship of People to God

God has a very intimate relationship with man and through Adam with the rest of mankind. God made Adam of baked-clay and then as a special of his favor, owing to his deep-rooted love for hos creation, breathed His spirit into Adam. God insisted that angles, pure beings always singing the glories of God bow before Adam. The angels naturally protested but God, being the all-knower, knows what the angels do not. As a sign o what he meant he held a competition of knowledge about the nature of things, between Adam and the angels. Adam won and the angels prostrated before him ...

Confucianism, Legalism and Buddhism in Early China

It is true to note that the Chinese history and culture has significantly grown over the centuries to its rich composition today. Ancient Chinese civilizations were influenced by various ideologies and principles that profoundly and holistically shaped their life systems from their national governance to family relationships and religion. Records of Chinese history have a rich collection of these ideologies that were coined by some of the most influential philosophers of the ancient life like Confucius. Buddhism, legalism and Confucianism are three such key religions and philosophies that will be discussed in the paper.

Confucianism

The Early Zhou Period (ca. 1050-256 ...

Euthyphro defines piety as what the gods love. However, Socrates, who is under the charge of impiety, disagrees with this definition. The argument is based on this disagreement, as well as the definition by division. In this case, Socrates asks Euthyphro to provide another word that comes after piety. Socrates uses this strategy to provide counter arguments on the definitions provided. For this definition, Socrates recognizes that it is of a universal nature but criticizes it on the account that the gods may disagree on the basis of what is good and pleasing to them. In this case, different gods ...

The mythical presence of Socrates and his legendary acceptance of the poisoned drink have always fascinated the philosophers and historians alike. What makes the historical and philosophical character of Socrates even more elusive is the fact that Socrates himself did not write any big volumes of philosophy and the sole vessel to his philosophical contributions are the reminiscences of his equally gifted student Plato. Due to this indirect nature of the knowledge being passed down, one can never be sure of what Socrates really believed in as there are many conflicting views presented by other philosophers who were directly ...

In Euthyphro, the pious is defined in many ways and it has many definitions. Among them, ‘the pious is being dear to gods’ and the pious should be ready to sacrifice to please gods. When comparing this with the definitions in Iliad, we can find similarities as well as variations. In Iliad, Homer defines piety as the person who is dear to gods by showing that gods are helping the pious whom they are considering as their dearest ones. Apollo showered his blessing over the old man who left in anger by satisfying his prayer. Apollo punishes Argives as ...

Introduction

One of the most highly celebrated playwrights of the 17th century is known by the name Moliere, who wrote a classic comedy titled “Tartuffe”. Beyond the comedic elements of the play is the composition of characters that the contemporary literary discourse would agree to be unique and compelling. Tartuffe features the character named Orgon that is often described as a dunce, idiotic, and a sucker. However, despite the negative connotations about Orgon’s character, the other side of him provides a clue to his connection with Tartuffe. The discussion will focus on what Orgon see in Tartuffe and how such scenario also happens ...

Children of immigrants are alienated from the traditions of their culture of origin. This is evident in the two literary texts on which this paper has focused. The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri explores the Indian culture while The Moths by Helena Maria Viramontes gives a glimpse of traditions in the Mexican culture. In terms of form and setting, the two literary texts are in contrast. The Ganguli family in The Namesake originate from India and they reside in Massachusetts, in the East Coast while the Mexican family in The Moths live in Los Angeles in the West Coast. The main ...

Socrates and Euthyphro struck a conversation on the definition which later moved to the concept of holiness and piety when they meet in a courthouse. In the courthouse, Euthyphro was set to prosecute his father, Socrates, for manslaughter. Socrates probably wanted to use the definition of piety obtained from the dialogue to defend against the charges of impropriety leveled against him. Socrates refutes this definition since it does not explain the basic characteristics that can make it to be used to gauge when things are pious or not or what makes pious things to be said they are pious. Accordingly, ...

According to Fisher, (1999) the ideas of Li, Filial Piety, Wu Wei, Feng Shui, and Oharai can be discussed as follows. Li involves some of the Confucian rituals and courtesy, which show that an individual’s behaviour has cosmic importance. Filial Piety involves respecting elders as well as indicating how a person should conduct him/herself towards their parents. Feng Shui are the rules in Chinese philosophy that govern spatial arrangement in relation to patterns spiritual or earthly spirits based on a positive/ ancestral force or an earthly/ hungry ghost respectively. Wu Wei is considered as one of the concepts in Taoism ...

The perception that women are weak is slowly changing as more women engage themselves in occupations and businesses that used to be dominated by men alone. Though in the past women have always been downgraded to do menial jobs, there are some areas in the world where sensitivity towards women and acceptance of their new role are being received positively. However, while there are societies that are more accepting of roles that women play now, there are still some cultures that ignore and restrain the changes happening in women. This could be brought about by the differences in cultural ...

Rhetorical Analysis of the Divine Augustus

Augustus gives an account of his deeds through the Res Gestae Divi Augustae. In the autobiography, Augustus gives an account of his accomplishments. The primary core objective brought about by the author is advertising the deeds he considered heroic in the culture that prevailed during his lifetime. He writes of what he goes through in different echelons. He reiterates how he tackles different issues and his actions to his society. He claims to have observed the law at all times. If the claims by Augustus are true, he was a model leader worth being emulated by all as the autobiography ...

Introduction

Socrates distinct himself from the definition of what is pious, a state of being piety. With different view from Euthyphro, Socrates believes that the definition of pious is “what is dear to gods” rather than prosecuting wrongdoers using the proof from the traditional stories, this is according to Euthyphro. Socrates first argues that if the traditional stories are followed to achieve justice, they could lead to biased results. This is because “if it is true that gods quarrel about justice among themselves, then what some god’s love, others must hate. Socrates therefore argues that not all things that are ...

Introduction and country background

Vietnam is located in Southern-Eastern Asia. The country hosts vast richness on their cultural beliefs. The country is geographical divided into three parts. These parts offers diverse tranquility on cultural aspect these parts are basically the north, middle and the south. The country origin can be traced back over 5,000 years. The tribe believed to have been occupying the country was “Giao Chi,” During that period the country was divided into Cochin (South Vietnam), Annam (Central Vietnam) and Cochin China (South Vietnam). These divisions are still maintained to date under Vietnam nation. The history of Vietnam has a defined ...

ABSTRACT

Euthyphro is not really able to answer any of the questions Socrates asks about piety and holiness, since he is looking for a universal answer about the meaning of these terms. Socrates probably does not believe in the traditional gods of Athens but rather in a monotheistic God with a universal concept of truth, justice and morality. Indeed, he is about to go on trial for impiety and instructing the youth of Athens to question the existence of the gods, and will be sentenced to death. In comparison, Euthyphro has very rigid and limited ideas about holiness, which generally involve obeying laws, ...

As a dramaturge in seventeenth-century France, Molière effectively uses a number of literary techniques to criticize religious hypocrites. Under the strict regime of absolutist Louis XIV, Molière wrote plays primarily for the king. However, being a natural dissident, he disguised critique through satire. The play, Le Tartuffe, has become a household name, and the word “tartuffe” has become a common word in French, meaning “hypocrite”. In this play, Orgon, the head of a noble household, is blinded and swindled by a religious hypocrite, named Tartuffe. Tartuffe manages to treat Orgon’s family with disdain, and disrespect, even to the point of attempting to seduce ...