Piety, Philosophical Problems

"Is the pious loved by the gods because it is pious, or is it pious because it is loved by the gods?"(Euthyphro, 10a) Socrates asks Euthyphro this question trying to find out whether or not Euthyphro possesses the meaning of piety. Through the Socratic method, Socrates attempts to show the difference between divine command theory and independent morals.
The first part of Socrates question to Euthyphro, "Is the pious loved by the gods because it is pious," illustrates the theory of independent morals. (Euthyphro, 10a) The theory of independent morals states that items, actions, and people…