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The Great Escape

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Question on Section5D-E

As Euthyphro explains what is holy and unholy in section 5d-e, he states that holy is to be justified; even if it is his father that he is prosecuting because accidentally manslaughter this is still murder. Neglecting a person that has done wrong is not right because then one is doing wrong or an unjust to that person, although has done wrong, rights. Justices is an idea made into reality through Plato’s Platonic’s. Plato’s Platonic’s is being able to separate the state of existence and just definition to an idea from external to the physical world. Socrates in this sections asks Euthyphro what holy and unholy is and the explanation that Euthyphro gives that bring people to justice, rightfully and unbiased, whether it be ones family or not. I believe that he gave a good explanation there, however, he should have not included the gods with it. The explanation that he gave was plain and simple that one is suppose to serve justice fairly and unbiased in order to be holy in order to avoid any corruption that might occur in the system and later reverse or alter the mean of justice for different people based on how the are connected to us. Euthyphro states the idea of holiness and is demonstrating what it means by the act of bring a man to justice for the crime he has committed, even if he is his father. If he were to have lenient on him, then what is to say his father wont next time purposely kill someone and just state that it was an accident. That is what is seen in society now and it unfair to others. For instance, Lindsey Lohan, the reason why she has not gotten he prompter sentencing is being she is famous. This is exactly what Euthyphro is trying to prevent because it is unfair and unholy. In the sense of God, God will judge us all equally, this is what the bible states, and will not have leniency on none of us because of how famous we were, or how rich. He will look at our action and our good or

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