Euthyphro's Justice

Euthyphro is a man with a very powerful sense of justice. This justice, however, is very hard to distinguish and explain. Justice is definable by every person and what they can accept with their personal beliefs as just and unjust. That is why there is so much conflict in the court of law. However, laws must be laid down in order to give justice to multiple people. These laws must be interpreted by those around. This is where the fault and the value of Euthyphro lies. In his point of view, as well as mine, anybody who takes the life of another is responsible for being punished for that sin. This value is also where his fault lies. He believes that all people should be punished and judged in the court of law and that the court of law should decide their punishment. The concept that Euthyphro fails to realize is the punishment of one's own self. His father will forever feel responsible for the death of that worker, regardless of whether he deserved to die or not. Euthyphro also fails to recognize the differences between points of view. He seems to believe that everything is black and white and that it is the same black and white for everything. Socrates tries to break him of this by using the example of fighting gods to convince him of the differences of points of view. In the end, Euthyphro is the same as an ignorant man, completely ignorant of other points of view and completely confident in his own view of justice. The point of a court is not so that one can boast about his own view of justice, but look at his view and anothers and decide on an appropriate punishment with regards to both views of justice, as well as, the laws set down to govern the people.