Truth Among Truths

The most important thing that Plato cares about is finding the truth for one person among the truths that exist in the world. In the story, Euthyphro, Socrates constantly questions Euthyphro about his actions and why he takes them. He keeps pushing Euthyphro to dig deeper in the reasons for why he decided to do certain things, such as indicting his father for murder. Socrates also questions him about why he feels certain things so that Euthyphro can better understand where his morals stand and what he believes in. This is very similar to CIE in the fact that people dig into themselves with questions to find out where there morals lie and what they are able to accept as a person. This allows people to better understand themselves and the fact that there is more than just one truth. If a person only believes in one truth then they are bound to make a mistake out of ingorance for other possibilities. Plato believed that if a person could understand that fact then they would be better able to make decisions that they would not regret. That is why Socrates tried so hard to make Euthyphro understand why he was trying to persecute his own father for murder and if he truly wanted to do that to his own father for a person that he was not related to. He also makes him think about why his father made some of the actions that he did by asking about the entire situation. By constantly questioning one's own motives for doing things as well as the motives of other people, a person can better understand the people around him and then they will be better able to accept one another.