PHAEDO: IMMORTALITY OF SOUL In the dialogue Phaedo Plato discusses the immortality of the soul. He presents four different arguments to prove the fact that although the body of the human perishes after death; the soul still exists and remains eternal. Firstly‚ he explains the Argument from Opposites that is about the forms and their existence in opposite forms. His second argument is Theory of Recollection which assumes that each and every information that one has in his/her mind is related to
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Introductory writing piece What is the “good life”? The “good life” is subjective and relative to each human being as we all have different perspectives on what the “good life” is. As we experience life‚ we come to the understanding of what “good” means at its bases. I was asked whether or not I would cheat to get into university and I had said yes. I had decided that it was a great decision because it meant making my parents happy and helping my community in every form possible‚ but to my fellow
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A Good Memory for a Better Life! Whether you are at college or in a job‚a good memory is more than necessary in the daily activities and at all stages of your life. A good memory is essential for the student‚ the businessman‚ the employee‚ the politician‚ the statesman – in fact for every one in every walk of life. It is necessary‚ too‚ in social life‚ for a person who forgets his social engagements and can never remember the faces of those he has met will not be a social success.For example‚a
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their own “good life”. What each person’s good life is and what it takes to attain that life differs greatly across all aspects of humanity‚ causing it to require much time and effort for each person to discover their concept of a good life. This makes sense because of the vast differences in beliefs‚ experiences‚ and opinions that also play a part in constructing a large gap in social and financial statuses. For every human the sacrifices and benefits that come with finding one’s good life are considered
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In life there are different ideas‚ whether the ideas are about money‚ or philosophy‚ or something something as complex as beginning of the universe. A common question is what is the definition of a “good life”. People have different opinions on the subject. The idea of a good life can be totally different between people. There once was a man who had all the possessions in the world‚ but still was not happy with his life. A poor man who had next to nothing had the most satisfying life imaginable.
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Stoic philosophers who had a huge contribution to the Stoicism in Roman Imperial Period‚ claimed that practicing philosophy is the only way to live a good live (Cooper and Procope 1995: xv; Seneca Letter XC Ex. 1). It was a very brave statement at that time and has been a controversy until now. This essay will explain what philosophy and good life are in Seneca’s view‚ then consider the role of philosophy‚ and finally extend the reasons why that assertion cannot be accepted. According to the Costa
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Feeling”‚ and “Good Life”‚ all disclose important relations to my life all through the last fairly short years. “Don’t Blink”‚ by Kenny Chesney‚ is a sentimental song about how growing up goes by in a blink of an eye. Hence the title of the song‚ it seems like yesterday I was a freshman ready to start a brand new school. Little did I know time would fly and numerous changes would be made to my life. Overall‚ the song gives a sense of memorial towards
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Book II of the work‚ Aristotle distinguishes between moral virtues‚ which are learned through habit and practice‚ and intellectual virtues‚ which are learned through instruction. However‚ it is not until later in Book II that Aristotle actually defines virtue. He opens Chapter 5 with‚ "Next we must consider what virtue is" (35) and at its end asserts that virtue is a state of character. Therefore‚ the conclusion of the whole argument is: Virtue is a state of character. Aristotle first makes the following
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analogy and to what extent does the picture of “Platonic justice” that emerges from it differ from conventional justice? Much has been written about the inadequacy of the city-soul analogy in establishing what justice is‚ and further about how Plato fails to adequately connect his vision of justice to the conventional one and so is unable to address the original challenge. I mean to show that the city-soul analogy is in fact compelling‚ or at least that is it sufficiently adequate to allow us
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Throughout Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics Aristotle explains his opinions on morality and virtue. In the book‚ Nicomachean Ethics‚ he tells us how he believes moral virtue is acquired and what he thinks it is. By doing this he states multiple reasons and explanations as to why he believes the answers to his question. Explaining Aristotle’s thoughts on virtue and what it really means to him will be kind of hard considering how difficult his readings are to read‚ but I attempt to overcome that and
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