The Euthyphro – one of Plato’s early dialogues – is set just before the trial where Socrates is accused of impiety and corrupting the youth. In the text he encounters a friend called Euthyphro. Together they explore the nature of piety and its relationship to justice.
Sources:
- Primary text: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Euthyphro
- IEP Socrates: https://iep.utm.edu/socrates/
- IEP Plato: https://iep.utm.edu/plato/
- SEP Socrates: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/socrates/
- SEP Plato: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/plato/
- SEP Plato’s Shorter Ethical Works: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/plato-ethics-shorter/