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212: Plato's Dialogue, "Euthyphro"

Classical Stuff You Should Know

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Are Pious Things Loved Because They Are Loved?

Socrates asks the question: Are pious things loved because they are holy or are they holy because they are loved? He doesn't actually address that difficulty as much. It's one thing I love about Plato is where our modern minds are like, ah, yes, but here's some vegary Plato sometimes just doesn't he just doesn't even address it.

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