1. In Plato’s dialogue named after him, Euthyphro asserts, in response to Socrates’s request that he explain what the pious is, that “what is dear to the gods is pious, what is not is impious” (7a). Explain what this claim amounts to and give a careful account of the exchange between Euthyphro and Socrates from this point on in the dialogue up until 11b (i.e., up until p. 14, where one reads: “Euthyphro: But Socrates, I have no way of telling you…”). Note that, after Socrates identifies a possible problem with Euthyphro’s claim, Euthyphro modifies it somewhat at 9d.
