Entre a cena e o conceito: a piedade no Diálogo Eutrífon de Platão

Abstract

This dissertation investigates Plato's Euthyphro dialogue, but rejects the idea that one must choose between analyzing the work through its dramatic aspect (scene) or through an analysis of the concepts (definitions). The thesis defended is that the two are linked: the drama acts as a filter for knowledge (epistemic conditioning of the scene). Methodologically, the research employs a vertical reading that analyzes the collapse of the logos through three dramatic axes that structure the traditional piety represented by Euthyphro: (1) Divine disagreement (based on myth), (2) the Miasma (based on the ritual of purification), and (3) the Economy of cult (based on transaction). This study demonstrates two hypotheses: (1) the dialogue exposes the logical inconsistency of Athenian religiosity by proving the failure of these three Axes; and (2) the text functions as an epistemological apology. By demolishing the epistemology of the traditional mantis (Euthyphro), Plato attacks the conceptual validity of the asebeia (impiety) accusation itself and implicitly validates the philosophical and internal piety of Socrates, symbolized by his daimonion. It is concluded that the final aporia is not a failure, but the philosophical success that demonstrates the inseparability between scene and concept