What is the primary philosophical issue about which Socrates and Euthyphro are in disagreement?

Length: 2 pages (double-spaced) (you may exceed the length of the essay without penalty)

Part I (1 ½ pages):

What is the primary philosophical issue about which Socrates and Euthyphro are in disagreement?  What side of this issue does Socrates take?  What side does Euthyphro take? What are Euthyphro’s 3 logical mistakes? What is the conclusion to the argument?

Please provide the textual evidence for your answers.

Please do not copy the questions at the top of the page and proceed to answer each one.

You do not need an introduction for this essay.

Part II (½ page):

Do you agree with Euthyphro? Do you agree with Socrates? Why?

Citation format: For this essay, provide the page number and line number for the text you are quoting in parentheses after the quoted text followed by a period. For example, Socrates says, “……” (page number, beginning line number-ending line number).

Do not use freestanding quotations. Those are quotations that have no introductory clause identifying the speaker. Please always have a speaker before you provide the quotation (for example, “Socrates says,” or “Euthyphro responds,”).

Please refer to the syllabus for course “Policies” on all essay assignments.

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Please follow this outline when responding to Assignment One questions:

State the philosophical issue at hand

Provide a quote

State Socrates’s side (the kind of knowledge he pursues)

Explain what this kind of knowledge is

Provide a quote

State Euthyphro’s side (the kind of knowledge he pursues)

Explain what this kind of knowledge is

Provide a quote

State Euthyphro’s 1^st definition of the holy

Provide a quote

State Socrates’s rebuttal (the gods disagree)

Provide quote stating the logical result of Euthyphro’s 1^st definition of the holy

State the logical mistake

State Euthyphro’s 2^nd definition of the holy

Provide a quote

State Socrates’s rebuttal

Provide a quote

State the logical mistake

State Euthyphro’s 3^rd definition of the holy

Provide a quote (there is no exact quote; therefore, locate the closest you can find)

State the logical mistake

Explain what the logical mistake means

Provide a quote for Socrates pointing out the logical mistake

How does the argument end? No quote is necessary