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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point during a philosophical debate between Socrates and Phaedo‚ Phaedo attempts to compares the human body to a lyre and the soul to the lyre’s harmony. Socrates‚ however‚ argues that this an inaccurate comparison. He explains that a harmony can be more and more fully harmonized or less and less fully harmonized‚ to which Phaedo confirms. Socrates then claims that a soul cannot be neither more nor less of a soul than another‚ a fact which Phaedo also confirms. Consequently‚ if the harmony of a lyre
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Dao Le Prof. Mark Cronin HU 102 - HD April 2‚ 2012 The Immortality of 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
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ideologies are suggested through a series of thoughts‚ mostly in the form of an argument or analogy. The main arguments presented within “Phaedo” either argue for the immortality of the soul or create a dialogue assuming that the soul is immortal and attempt to prove another aspect of knowledge or life. The main four arguments presented are the cyclical argument‚ the theory of recollection‚ the affinity argument‚ and the argument from the form of life. Plato depends on upon a variety of ontological presuppositions
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own views in his dialogues. One particular theory he dedicated his time to was the the theory of ‘The forms’. Plato’s theory of forms is strongly based on what is real and what is not. What is real is thought to be perfect‚ but something cannot be real or perfect if it is always changing. He believed that behind every concept in the visible world‚ there is an unseen reality‚ which he calls its Forms. A form is an abstruse property or quality. The forms may be seen as ideal blueprints for the particular
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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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Phaedo‚ written by Plato is the interpreted dialogues between Socrates‚ a major philosopher‚ as well as some others including Cebes‚ Simmias‚ and Echerates. The overall idea of the book is Socrates trying to convince his colleagues of his theories‚ which explains the fundamental argument that the soul is immortal. Since Socrates is introducing such unheard of ideas‚ and seeming to be challenging beliefs‚ he is sentenced to death. While awaiting his fate‚ Socrates asks only one thing of his colleagues
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Phaedo‚ a story written by Plato‚ is actually an account of how the death of Socrates went about. This fictitious story written from Phaedo’s point of view is used by Plato to detail his ideas of life and death‚ but through the perspective of Socrates on his final day. By emphasizing that in fact Plato was not there when this happened‚ he makes it clear that this is his speculation and not a true story. Nevertheless‚ there is a lot to learn about Socrates’ (and Plato’s) idea of the soul from this
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Self-knowledge is the personal discovery of one’s world and oneself in relation to all things. Socrates examined the meaning and origin of self-knowledge in his speech in Phaedo by Plato. He explains to his fellows while he is in jail awaiting his execution that‚ “since I had had it with this looking into beings‚ it seemed to me I had to be on my guard so as not to suffer the very thing those people do who behold and look at the sun during an eclipse. For surely some of them have their eyes destroyed
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