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       morality VS justice!
       By: MaryCecilia Date: November 11, 2012, 2:58 pm
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       Okay, so I talked to my father about the dialogue that
       Euthniphro was prosecuting his father, and told him the
       circumstances. I told him that Euthniphro was in the right for
       prosecuting his father for murdering his slave. He told me that
       it doesn't matter who the person that someone killed, the idea
       that you protect them from their punishments would make you an
       accessory to the crime. Therefore, if someone does something
       wrong, and you think it's wrong, regardless of the person, if
       you know it, you should probably turn them in. Yes, it may not
       be very fun at Christmas or New years, and you probably will get
       written out of the family will, but by bringing them to justice,
       you are doing them a favor. Unless they refuse to believe you,
       it's better to do this. OR he said that Euthniphro could also
       recuse himself and let someone else prosecute his father so
       Euthniphro doesn't have a moral conflict or interests. That's
       perfectly legal too. Not all things are black and white, there
       are no defining edges, there are always countless shades of grey
       in-between White and Black. I thought that that needed to be
       said.
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       Re: morality VS justice!
       By: MaryCecilia Date: November 11, 2012, 3:05 pm
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       No I do not know how to spell. Especially Greek/Roman names.
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       Re: morality VS justice!
       By: Doug Date: April 23, 2013, 2:34 pm
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       Mary, if I had the dialogue in front of me, I'd cite the exact
       text, but Socrates' issue with Euthyphro was not simply that he
       was prosecuting his father, but that he was absolutely certain
       that what he was doing was right. The circumstances must be
       remembered here: his father's slave had killed another person,
       so his father bound him then forgot about him. Not to say this
       was a good thing to do, but again, Socrates' point is that one
       must be absolutely certain when leveling a charge against
       someone, and particularly so when that person is one's father.
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