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Euthyphro's second definition is that piety is what is pleasing to the gods. While this is an improvement over Euthyphro's first attempt, Socrates notes that there is a problem with this definition. What is his objection

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but criticizes it saying that the gods disagree among themselves as

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Euthyphro's second definition: Piety is what is pleasing to the gods. (6e–7a) Socrates applauds this definition, because it is expressed in a general form, but criticizes it saying that the gods disagree among themselves as to what is pleasing.

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