Why

Unlike Gilgamesh, who sought eternity, or Genesis, where one was told how to live ones live, Plato disregards the afterlife and focuses on why one should live one’s life a certain way. He takes the importance in Genesis and takes them a step further: he not only tries to find the best way to live, but he searches for the reasons to live different ways. I don’t enjoy repeating what other people have said, but I believe that everyone fully understood what is important to Plato. He seeks to find the logic behind the emotion, the rationale behind the behavior. While not everyone knows why we believe what we believe or why we value certain things, Plato goes about trying to find these answers through questions. Instead of supporting his views or Euthyphro’s opinions, he questions them to understand other answers. This broadens his moral horizons while also challenging views that are faulty in their logic. Whereas Euthyphro only defends his beliefs, Plato opposes them to make him question his logic and reevaluate his stance. He delves into his own moral standings to try to find truth.