Euthyphro

The Euthyphro is the first part of The Trials of Socrates: Six Classic Texts. It evaluates
the questions of ethics and entails a dialogue between Socrates and one expert claiming to be a
professional in a particular field of ethics. This part of the novel uses imagery, the Socratic
irony. Socrates acts like an ignorant learner longing to learn from the supposed expert in the
ethics field.
The most compelling part of Euthyphro is the inclusiveness style with which it ends.
Even though this inclusiveness is not unique to Euthyphro, it is worth analyzing. Generally, the
inclusiveness rhymes with the overall form of the dialogue used in the novel and the Irony
Socrates uses. Plato's paramount goal is to articulate that we can only acquire knowledge when
accounting for and justifying our values. Therefore, the primary purpose of teaching is not to
give correct answers per se but to justify the answers given. The dialogue form used in this part
is essential for this teaching style because it portrays Socrates guiding Euthyphro through the
student’s reasoning, thus, letting him solve questions independently.
The dialogue uses irony as a form of imagery to pass the core subject matter. The irony is
seen when Socrates Euthyphro is the teacher when he is the one teaching Euthyphro. Socrates
says, "They teach me what that character itself is, in order that by concentrating on it and using it
as a model, I may call pious any action of yours or anyone else's that is such as it and may deny
to be pious whatever isn't such as it." (Reeve 11). The setup is significant in encouraging

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Euthyphro to present and evaluate his assumptions, thus, making him realize his faults by
himself. Nonetheless, the dialogue between Euthyphro and Socrates ends inclusively to provoke
readers' understanding and formulate enough definitions without Plato's assistance.
Conclusively, this part analyzes the questions of ethics through a dialogue between
Socrates and Euthyphro. Socrates indirectly teaches his student the art of supporting his beliefs
rather than making assumptions without justifications. In other words, human beings should
support their beliefs and all that they believe to be logical and ethical.