Socrates

I thought Plato's book about Socrates was pretty interesting. Socrates' statement on philosophy, that philosophy itself is nothing but a preparation for and meditation on death. It's intriguing to think that one should be in tuned with ones self before dying. Philosophy draws off the mind from bodily things to the contemplation of virtue as oppose to death just separating the soul from the body.  I think that Euthyphro would be just as bad as his father was if he did not act on what he thought was unjust. His father claims that he didn't kill the serf because he didn't do anything to him but just leave him chained until he heard news from the divine on what he should do to the serf. In my opinion, not doing anything to save a person is just as bad as scheming to end his or her life. I think the main problem with people is that they always say how it's not their fault because they didn't do anything, which is exactly why it's their fault for not acting upon it. Euthyphro's father could have fed the serf or have given him water while he was waiting for the news but he chose not to. Socrates states that the question is not "Should the guilty go unpunished?" but rather "Is he or she guilty in the first place?" Euthyphro's father thinks he should not be guilty but I think he should be convicted for the crime he committed.