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Euthyphro by Plato ~ Full Audiobook [philosophy]
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Euthyphro by Plato ~ Full Audiobook [philosophy]

Euthyphro by Plato audiobook. Awaiting his trial on charges of impiety and heresy, Socrates encounters Euthyphro, a self-proclaimed authority on matters of piety and the will of the gods. Socrates, desiring instruction in these matters, converses wit...

Classic Audiobook Collection

August 23, 202242m 47s

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Euthyphro by Plato audiobook.

Genre: philosophy

Set on the steps of an Athenian courthouse, Plato's Euthyphro stages a sharp, suspenseful conversation on a question that still unsettles moral and religious life: what makes an action truly holy or right? Socrates, facing a serious legal charge, encounters Euthyphro, a confident religious expert who has come to prosecute his own father for wrongdoing. Struck by Euthyphro's certainty, Socrates asks him to define piety itself, hoping to learn what holiness is in every case, not just in a single example. What follows is a fast-moving exchange of proposals, objections, and refinements, as Socrates tests each definition for clarity, consistency, and depth. Along the way, the dialogue probes the relationship between human justice and divine approval, the limits of tradition, and the danger of mistaking confidence for knowledge. With wit, precision, and escalating philosophical pressure, Euthyphro invites listeners into the heart of Socratic inquiry and the enduring challenge of grounding ethics in something more solid than mere opinion.

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(00:00:00) Chapter 1

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