unknown Period 7 3/08/2013 I do not know whether or not I believe in reincarnation simply because of all the things that have been fed to me through my church/ school I tend to research on things I do not understand. I have often found myself thinking of such topic when brought to my attention. What happens to us‚ IF anything happens to us after we die continues to be a subject of debate and mystery among people of all religions as well as philosophers and religious scholars. Have it be Abrahamic
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Reincarnation is the religious or philosophical concept that the soul or spirit‚ after biological death‚ begins a new life in a new body that may be human‚ animal or spiritual depending on the moral quality of the previous life’s actions. This doctrine is a central tenet of the Indian religions. It is also a common belief of other religions such as Druidism‚ Spiritism‚ Theosophy‚ and Eckankar and is found in many tribal societies around the world‚ in places such as Siberia‚ West Africa‚ North America
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the feeling that you have‚ been here or somewhere before? This is what reincarnation is all about‚ the idea of past lives. Reincarnation is the idea that once we die‚ we will come back to this earth in another form. It is the belief that one has lived before and will live again in another body after death. We may still be humans‚ we could be animals‚ but somehow we will come back as a form of life on the earth. Abiding by this view‚ we would be saying that we are in a cycle. We will be born‚ live‚ and
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Socrates’ View of Death Plato’s Apology: Socrates Defense represents Socrates’ trial for not recognizing the God’s recognized by the state‚ inventing new deities and corrupting the youth of Athens. Socrates’ speech‚ however‚ was not an apology in the contemporary sense. During those times‚ the name of the dialogue comes from the Greek word apologia‚ which means a defense or justification. Socrates did not apologize; instead he stood up for what he believed in and defended himself. He began his defense
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A Different View of Love We have heard definitions of love through our lives that have been passed on for decades. Some of us have felt love‚ and some of us have been in love. But no one ever seems to question what love is‚ as if it is something that just plainly is. People tend to just go with it‚ and think that what they are feeling is really complete and substantial love. In Plato’s The Symposium‚ the reader is confronted with some very different views of love as brought to us by Agathon
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should be legal. In Plato’s Republic‚ Socrates’ ideal city is based on justice‚ although he legalizes abortion as a way to punish those for bringing an “imperfect” child into his city. As a way to try and resolve the creation of “imperfect” children— those that are illegitimate‚ unauthorized‚ and unhallowed—Socrates’ allows men and women‚ who have passed the age of having children‚ to be as sexually active as often as they wish‚ with whomever they wish. Socrates’ presentation of abortion is not accurate
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Cameron Moon 3/11/2014 PHI 150 Socrates Paper The goal of this paper is to discern and construct the world views of Socrates through the various readings‚ lectures and videos that we have seen in class. Some of these sources include: Socrates by G. Rudebusch; excerpts from The Last Days of Socrates by Plato; and The Allegory of a Cave. Of the nine world views covered in class‚ I will delve into my interpretation of four of them as seen through the various sources that we have been exposed to
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western philosophy‚ and moral philosophy. This problem was first raised by Socrates. The Greek word for the weakness of will or incontinence is akrasia‚ generally refers to that acts which violate the best choices of human beings. Besides‚ the problem of akrasia means that is it possible for people to do actions which violate their best choices? Socrates clear stated that incontinent behaviors are not possible. This view is mainly reflected in his opinion which is no one errs or does wrong willingly
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account of the final moments of Socrates. Several arguments are presented and discussed. These arguments regard the immortality of the soul and reincarnation. In this essay I will present a brief summary of the dialogue‚ explain one of the arguments presented in it‚ and finally show why the argument fails to prove the notion of reincarnation. The Phaedo is a Socratic dialogue written by the philosopher Plato. The dialogue gives an account of the final hours of Socrates and his conversations from the
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Reincarnation Synopsis Reincarnation is the embodiment in flesh or human form of the soul of a person now dead. Reincarnation is the belief that the soul survives after death and is reborn in the body of another person of some other living thing. This concept is called Transmigration of the Soul. Different religions from different countries have different beliefs of reincarnation. According to the Law of Karma‚ after death the soul is capable of passing to another body. The new body in which
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