- Where does the dialogue take place? What is the back story?
- For what term is Socrates seeking a definition?
- What is the first response which Euthyphro gives to Socrates’s request for a definition? What problem does Socrates have with this answer? (Hint: It’s about definitions and examples.)
- What is the definition which Euthyphro then provides for Socrates?
- What is the first problem with this definition that Socrates raises? How does Euthyphro respond to it?
- What dilemma based on this definition does Socrates then propound? (Hint: A dilemma is a choice between two unpleasant alternatives that we seem to be forced to make.)
- What revised definition does Euthyphro offer? What problem does Socrates see with the revised definition?
- How does the dialogue end? What progress have the speakers made toward a resolution of the question?
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