1. Socrates starts right in with his elenchus or cross-examination. What question does he ask of Euthyphro? What examples does he use to explain the difference? Think of two examples of your own.

2. Try to put the distinction Socrates makes at 10b-c in your own words.

3. Carefully consider the argument given at 10c-11b. Reconstruct the argument. Begin by finding the conclusion. Then list all the important premises made. You need to consider an early premise from 10a. Try to put the premises in a logical order, making sure that the inferences (the movement from premise to sub-conclusion to conclusion) is coherent and persuasive.

4. At 11c-e we see the return of what mythic figure? What's the problem that Euthyphro says he's having?

5. Socrates asks two questions about what the pious is. What does he ask Euthyphro? (12a)
He compares it with a saying from a poet. (12b) What was that saying?
Socrates says that one term covers a "larger area" than the other. (12c)
What does he mean? Be sure that you can explain how this and the other
examples he gives work. Try to come up with a few more of your own.

6. But now, do you think Socrates is right about people
fearing disease and poverty, but not being ashamed of it?

7. Socrates answers his own question from 12a here at 12d. What is his answer?
This leads Euthyphro to come up with yet another definition of piety.
What is this new definition? (13a)

8. In preparation for reconstructing the argument from 13a-15b,
use the following worksheet to try and grasp the main points
that Socrates tries to make in each of the following passages.
You will use all or some of these as premises and sub-conclusion in the larger argument.

State again what Euthyphro's new definition is:

_____________________________________________________________________

The care of X aims _____________________________________________________ (13a-c)

It follows, then, that the care of the gods ____________________________________ (13c)

Oops! It really isn't the case that when ________________________________________________________________________________ (13c-d)

So, the care of the gods must be a kind of ___________________________________
(13d)

For example, service to _______________ tends to the aim of achieving __________
(13e)

Similarly, service to the gods tends to the aim of achieving _____________________
(14a)

What are the "many fine things" with respect to the gods?
_____________________________________________________________________
(14b)

Euthyphro's new definition?
__________________________________________________________________ (14c)

To sacrifice is ______________________ and to ______________ is to beg from the gods. (14d)

Therefore, piety is the __________________ of how to _______________________ (14d)

To beg is to __________________________________ (14e)

And to ____________________ is to _____________________________________ (14e)

Thus, piety is _______________________________________ (14e)

** Note Socrates' love of truth and where he says all good gifts come from**

The gods are benefited by ____________________________________ (15b)

The pious, then is what is ___________________________________________ (15b)

You should now be able to reconstruct the argument. Note that it will have several
"stops" and "starts", i.e., places where the argument will "dead end" and have to start up again.
You can represent this in the language you use to reconstruct the premises and sub-conclusions.
In other words, those dead ends will generate sub-conclusions such as "But it isn't the case that X."

9. What major problem does Socrates have with Euthyphro's answer? (15c)

10. What does Socrates suggest they do?! (15d) What is Euthyphro's response?
Have you ever had to use this excuse to someone who was annoying you?