First Paper Topic
Length should be approximately 1250 words. The paper must be either typewritten or computer-generated, with a line spacing of 3 lines per inch and a left margin of 1¢ inches, 1 inch elsewhere (as with this assignment sheet). Point size may be no less than 10. Please use a relatively fresh ribbon if you use an impact printer. If you fail to follow these guidelines, you may have to re-submit your paper. Papers will be evaluated on the basis of both content and quality of writing.
Due: May 1, in class.
In the Euthyphro, Socrates tries, unsuccessfully, to elicit from Euthyphro a description of what a pious act is. Using your own example of an evaluative notion, show what Socrates was looking for and how the kind of responses given by Euthyprho were unsatisfactory. Then, in terms of the example you have devised, describe how PlatoÆs theory of forms (Republic, Book VI) provides a way of responding to SocratesÆ question.
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