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Then the same things are hated by the gods and loved by the gods, and are both hateful and dear to them? Socrates. But what differences are there which can- not be thus decided, and which therefore make us angry and set us at enmity with one another? I dare say the answer does not […]

Does not every man love that which he deems noble and good, and hate the opposite of them? Socrates. But what differences are there which can- not be thus decided, and which therefore make us angry and set us at enmity with one another? I dare say the answer does not occur to you at

They have differences of opinion, as you say, about good and evil, just and unjust, hon- ourable and dishonourable: there would have been no quarrels among them, if there had been no such differences—would there now? Socrates. But what differences are there which can- not be thus decided, and which therefore make us angry and

the quarrels of the gods, noble Euthyphro, when they occur, are of a like nature? Socrates. But what differences are there which can- not be thus decided, and which therefore make us angry and set us at enmity with one another? I dare say the answer does not occur to you at the moment, and

Are not these the points about which men differ, and about which when we are unable satisfactorily to decide our differences, you and I and all of us quarrel, when we do quarrel? Socrates. But what differences are there which can- not be thus decided, and which therefore make us angry and set us at

what differences are there which can- not be thus decided, and which therefore make us angry and set us at enmity with one another? Socrates. But what differences are there which can- not be thus decided, and which therefore make us angry and set us at enmity with one another? I dare say the answer

There is no neat divide between ones views of philosophy and of life. They are overlapping and kindred views. It is virtually impossible in many instances to know what we believe in daily life until we engage oth- ers in dialogue. Likewise, to discover our philosophi- cal views, we must engage with ourselves, with the

Are there alternative ways of considering it that are even more plausible and tenable? ETHICS AND THE EXAMINED LIFE Á 15 write and add conflicting and even contradictory pas- sages in the same work. And like Socrates, he believed the search for truth was worth dying for. The Socratic method forces people “to confront their

The Socratic method forces people to confront their own dogmatism write and add conflicting and even contradictory pas- sages in the same work. And like Socrates, he believed the search for truth was worth dying for. The Socratic method forces people “to confront their own dogmatism,” according to Leonard Nelson, a German philosopher who wrote

Identify at least two normative ethical questions that you have wondered about in the past year. 6. Name two things (persons, objects, experiences, etc.) in your life that you consider intrinsically valuable. Name three that are instrumentally valuable. 7. How do your feelings affect the moral judgments you make? Do they determine your judgments? Do