Jordan Parker Philosophy 251- 503 February 14‚ 2014 Phaedo: Soul & Body As one may see throughout their life‚ people have different points of view. Plato and I share the same views on the Argument from Affinity up until a certain point. I believe that while you are alive‚ even before you are alive‚ your soul is a part of you and that that soul will be only yours‚ and once your life ends here on Earth‚ your soul goes to Heaven‚ Hell‚ or Purgatory‚ meaning that I do believe the soul is both imperishable
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Plato’s Phaedo (pronounced /ˈfiːdoʊ/‚ Greek: Φαίδων‚ Phaidon‚ gen.: Φαίδωνος) is one of the great dialogues of his middle period‚ along with the Republic and the Symposium. The Phaedo‚ which depicts the death of Socrates‚ is also Plato’s seventh and last dialogue to detail the philosopher’s final days (the first six being Theaetetus‚ Euthyphro‚ Sophist‚ Statesman‚ Apology‚ and Crito). In the dialogue‚ Socrates discusses the nature of the afterlife on his last day before being executed by drinking
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The Phaedo is a dialogue between Socrates and his friends on the days of his eminent execution. Given the circumstances‚ the conversation naturally turns to questions concerning death and soul of the after-life. The friends of Socrates is sad at his impending death‚ but Socrates is cheerful of death and he promises to tell them why. “I desire to prove to you that a real philosopher has reason to be of good cheer when he is about to die‚ and after death he may hope to obtain the greatest good in the
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The Value of Life The value of human life is still a mystery and we as a society is still trying to figure it out. During early times‚ life was not valued at all; people were being turned into slaves and treated like nothing. In today’s world many would base the value of life by our achievements‚ one’s past‚ or the salary one receives. This shouldn’t be the way we value one’s life. We as a society cannot assign a value on ones life. In today’s society‚ it can be said that we
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Life is amazing but not always easy‚ it has problems‚ too‚ and the challenge lies in facing them with courage‚ letting the beauty of life act like a balm‚ which makes the pain bearable‚ during trying times‚ by providing hope. Happiness‚ sorrow‚ victory‚ defeat‚ day-night are the two sides of the me . Similarly life is full of moments of joy‚ pleasure‚ success and comfort apointed by misery‚ defeat‚ failures and problems. There is no human being on Earth‚ strong‚ powerful‚ wise or rich‚ who has
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Swechhya Bhandari Explain religious teaching about what it means to be a human. (30 marks) - Human has a embodied spirit who thinks‚ act‚ speaks and desires. Religious teachings say that humans are created in the image of god. They are different from animals because humans have the ability to love‚ be moral and have free will. Humans life is a gift from god. We must value life. God created us as intelligent beings with the ability to control our actions‚ urges and emotions. Christian teaches
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In Plato’s Phaedo‚ socrates tells us his theories of the soul before and after death. He shows us that the body and soul are separate and the soul stays after death and lives before being born. One argument Socrates uses is that snow always brings cold‚ as fire always brings hot. Fire will not bring cold and snow will not bring hot. He uses these opposites to say that soul brings life with it; therefore the soul will never bring death‚ the opposite of life. Anything that doesn’t fall to death
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the Soul in Plato’s Phaedo Among Plato’s dialogues‚ which serve to honor the realm of philosophy in general and Socrates’s life in particular‚ the Phaedo dramatically and poignantly portrays the death scene of Socrates. The Phaedo evokes such tragic sentiments of pity and fear while at the same time glorifies Socrates as the martyr for the truth. He dies because of human’s injustice yet faces his own death with extraordinary serenity and fearlessness; he devotes his whole life for philosophy and
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replying to the objections of Simmias and Cebes in Plato’s Phaedo‚ and in proving the soul to be immortal. Simmias’ objection basically challenges Socrates’ claim that the soul is immortal. Simmias inquires why the soul is not similar to a lyre and its harmony‚ the soul representing the harmony‚ and the body representing the lyre. Simmias points out the fact that when a lyre becomes old‚ the harmony suffers‚ and eventually ceases to exist (Phaedo‚ 82a). He claims this occurrence to be the same relationship
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Euthyphro‚ Apology‚ Crito‚ and Phaedo By Plato Edited/analyzed by Nancy Nieto Summary and Analysis Phaedo Summary After an interval of some months or years‚ an account of the last hours of Socrates is narrated to Echecrates and other interested persons by Phaedo‚ a beloved disciple of the great teacher. The narration takes place at Phlius‚ a town of Sicyon. The dialog takes the form of a narrative because Socrates is described acting as well as speaking‚ and the particulars of the event
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