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diff --git a/06-22.md b/06-22.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d16f1a0 --- /dev/null +++ b/06-22.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +[\<- 06/18](06-18.md) + +## Morality and Religion + +- Religion is one of the oldest ethical models +- There is an idea that someone must have created ethical law. Religion puts this role as attirbuted to God +- Potential Problems: + - Religiously based ethics tend to change over time based on social norms + - Lack of individual decision making and morals (whether this is a problem or not is up for debate) + - Multiple religions creates a lack of a unified religious ethical model +- Potential Benefits: + - Religiously based ethics are often straightforward to follow + - Most religions offer some incentive for being good and moral + - Decision making can be delegated to God + +## Euthyphro + +- This story takes place during the time of the Greek Gods + - Polytheistic (multiple gods) + - the gods resemble humans in their appearence and actions + - the Greeks used them as a moral guide in Ancient Greece + - in turn, the Greek Gods are also flawed + +- In the story, Socrates and Euthyphro meet. Euthyphro is on his way to prosecute his own father, which shocks Socrates +- Socrates and Euthyphro have a long discussion about piety +- Euthyphro offers three pious definitions/explanations + 1. What he is on his way to do is pious + - Socrates did not want an example of a pious action, so he is dissatisfied with this explanation + 2. What is dear to the gods is pious, what is not is impious + - Socrates points out that, since there are multiple gods, certain gods ok certain things and certain gods don't + 3. Pious is what all the gods love, and the opposite, what all the gods hate, is the impious + - Socrates asks something along the lines of, "is good good because the gods say good is good, or do the gods say good is good since good is good?" |