Review Questions for Plato's Euthyphro and Apology

• Define the following terms: metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, social philosophy, political philosophy.
• How does Euthyphro attempt to define 'piety,' and how does Socrates go about showing that those proposed definitions are insufficient?
• In what way is one of Euthyphro's definitions of 'piety' relevant to the "Divine Command Theory"? What is Divine Command Theory? What are some of its problems?
• What are the four "Socratic Maxims," what do they mean, and in what contexts do they appear?
• What were the charges against Socrates? How does he defend himself against them?
• Why will Socrates NOT accept a penalty of silence or of exile?
• Socrates enumerated two main reasons he would not receive a fair trial. What are they?