Houston Community College

PHIL 1301

1)If Socrates had said that piety is whatever the individual thinks it is, Socrates would have been endorsing what position?

2. Anytus says any Athenian can teach virtue. Suppose he said that because he

thinks culture determines what is right or wrong. What position would he have been endorsing?

3. .Euthyphro suggests they should look for propositions that all the gods think are right. What philosopher suggests we are able to do precisely the same thing at the level of culture?
4.   If there is a false premise in the argument for Cultural Relativism, then the argument for relativism is what?
5. Socrates was executed for impiety. He seemed to reject the values of Athens. Benedict would predict that the Athenians would have deemed him to be what?
6. Here is an argument from Socrates: A - Prayer and sacrifices make sense only if the Gods

can benefit from prayer and sacrifice. B - The Gods cannot benefit from our actions. C - Prayer and sacrifices do not make sense. What do we call A and B?

7. What is the conclusion here?
8. The conclusion in that argument (the one linked to 6 and 7) must follow from the

premises. That means the argument is what?