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of Socrates that many will continue to discuss is the idea of “an immortal soul”. Although there are various works and dialogues about this topic it is found to be best explained in The Phaedo. It is fair to say that the mind may wonder when one dies what exactly happens to the beloved soul, the giver of life often thought of as the very essence of life does it live on beyond the body, or does it die with it? Does the soul have knowledge of the past if it really does live on? In Plato’s The Phaedo

survival of the self, it is difficult to say what defines a person throughout time. The three arguments are for the body, soul, and brain. These theories argue that each respective component of a person, must remain the same throughout time in order for a person to be unchanged. The brain theory is more plausible than its counterparts. To prove this, first, I will describe the soul and body theories, which I oppose, and then present an argument based on the brain transplant theory. A criticism for this

Division of the Soul The Republic by Plato emphasizes how justice is exemplified by arguing that our soul is divided into three different parts and relates to Eudaimonia, happiness. A Greek philosopher, Socrates, was determined to find the exact meaning of justice. Socrates along with other philosophers, such as Thrasymachus, Adeimantus, and Glaucon, continuously argued until a perfect definition was formed. Justice first started in the city that had an organization of three classes: a general class

Plato's Theory of the Morality of the Soul "What happens after we die?" "What does it mean to live a good life?" "How can I truly be happy?" "Why is it so important to be moral?" These are all questions we have all asked ourselves throughout our lives. We claim we do not have the answers to these questions, but what if we do? Plato contemplated these same questions and, in the end, he found a philosophical answer to each one. Plato's philosophical answers enlighten us with a new perspective on life

exact definition of a soul is a spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal regarded as immortal. Even though this is the main definition of the soul, everyone thinks differently about it. In my opinion, I think a soul is the main part of you. Your body is just a shell that keeps the soul there. In the end, your soul will go to either heaven or hell. Even if this is what I think, not everyone agrees. There are people who believe that every living creature has a soul but there the lower

In order to understand our nature, we should understand the soul. “The soul is in some sense the priciple of animal life.” (De Anima I-1) It is what holds the body together therefore it cannot be divisible. If it were to be divisible and every part of the soul would be resoponsible for a part of the body then there must be something else keeping the soul together. Knowing that the soul is what keeps the body together we know it cannot be a quantum, because it cannot be able to be divided. The natural

“the one aim of those who practice philosophy in the proper manner is to practice for dying and death” (Phaedo, 64a). One’s soul is the key to knowledge, but the body tends to bring the soul down. In order to strive for that knowledge, the body must be separated from the soul. Socrates believed that part of accomplishing this, one must concentrate on the well-being of their soul and work on being self-aware. To him, most people didn’t have this ability, hence the reason why he said “those who practice

Nature of the Human Soul: Before Birth and After Death The soul is defined as the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being regarded as immortal. In the Iliad, Homer describes the soul as a double. It is similar in all physical aspects to our bodies (height, weight, voice, eyes), and yet it is beyond the physical (Rice and Stambaugh p. 185). The soul is believed to be the immortal part of all humans. The nature of the human soul was always a subject of consideration for the ancient Greeks.

The Affinity Argument is the third argument for the immortality of the soul. This argument compares the soul to a greater level of reality: the Forms. The Affinity Argument In order to demonstrate more clearly that the soul coheres as a single entity after death, Socrates draws a distinction between things that breakdown and things that remain one, and then reasons that the soul belongs with the latter. Socrates states that composite things have the ability to break since they

paper is to convince that soul theory is directly linked to one’s personal identity. This paper will also point out an objection raised to the theory, and to finish will prove how that objection is incorrect, leaving soul theory as the only answer to what makes someone who they are. Soul theory argues that what makes a person who they are is not their physical presence, however, it is a person’s soul that differentiates them from an other living being (Perry, pp 3). The soul is one’s consciousness