"1Student(Student Name)(Professor)English (Date)Discuss the meaning of the Socratic Maxim ‘know thyself’ as a moral imperative.In having knowledge of yourself, wise thoughts comes with it thus the greatest desirethat Socrates points to men is that they should value wise thoughts and truth abovemoney and great amount. Having knowledge of yourself is not something one is bornwith but something that one should strive to acquire (Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly, andKevin Rathunde,25-51). Even though we possess pure forms within us Socrates makesthe argument that we barely reflect it on ourselves but rather trouble ourselves appeaseothers. We therefore in this weakness deny ourselves the deepest respect of our own 2Studentvalues as we extend our energies to the opinions of others about ourselves. As a resultwe end up not exposing our true nature that inhibits our own development preventing usfrom attaining our highest goals in life. We humans strive to know themselves, they are able to focus all their attentions tothemselves and hence able to understand and realize their ethical and moral qualitieswhich form the foundation of morality (Csikszentmihalyi et. al,25-51). The knowledgeof self has to be achieved so as to acquire the right mind and confidence to live a morallife. This will enable one to acquire the ability that one is born with and make use ofthem in the daily life. Self- awareness is therefore very crucial since it serves as the pathto making better decisions and acting morally. In the event that this is affected bynegative distractions, one?s positive qualities may be plagued by attitudes of fear,doubting of self and cruelty. This would then lead to the decay of one's morality in theend. In order to impart good morals in a person, one has to focus his or her attention inthe search of self and the process, identify the root of immoral behavior and ways toavoid them hence attaining the knowledge of his or her weaknesses and strengths. It isclear through this therefore, that the knowledge of self is the foundation of morality andright living within any society. 3StudentWhat is the nature and significance of the debate over the ontological status ofthe good in Plato's Euthyphro?The character Euthyphyro is used by Plato to come up with an argument about beinggood. In this case, he presses Euthyphyro to give a clear definition of „what is good? soto set a basis to refer to. In the number of definitions that Euthyphyro gives Plato foundthat they are imperfect (Hoerber, Robert G,95-107). Even though Euthyphyro isconsidered good in the analogy, it is difficult for the character to explain what makesany action "good".In the study, Euthyphyro is able to relate good actions as well asdemonstrate these good actions, but finds it difficult to give a concise and appropriatedefinition of"what is good" in all the definition the character gave. At this, Socrates isconfused as to what characterizes “good”(Hoerber, Robert G,95-107).According to him, in a culture, whether there are many gods that are worshiped, itis difficult to tell what is „good? since and action may be considered good and evil at thesame time. However, in a culture where one God is worshiped this is the contrary,although it is difficult to tell what God considers as “good” as well as his will sinceindividuals bear different views of what is good and morally acceptable(Hoerber,Robert G,95-107). This has led to many atrocities being committed in God?s namesince people have different definitions of what is good and God?s will. Since there is not clear on what characterizes “good”, Socrates recommends that“good” be defined by substances as are seen and perceived by people since they maylack characteristics of what should be considered “good”. He further states that theapproval by the majority should not be the basis of characterizing behaviors and actions.In his clarity to this, Socrates argues that “goodness” be based on convenience andacceptability although popularity should not be mistaken with been right. "