Nam Le Phil 210 9/22/09 Phaedo 1. a) 60b: Socrates remarks that pain and pleasure may seem to be opposites since we never experience both at the same time‚ but they are intimately connected to one another. Rarely‚ do we find one without the other. The pleasure that he experiences from being released from his chains is directly related to the pain that he experienced from being enchained. b) 67b: Death is the separation of the soul from the body. We shall be closest to knowledge (in
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up throughout these dialogues‚ it is sometimes difficult to see how his remarks fit together into a logical scheme. An appreciation of his values and worldviews can help us understand both his lifestyle and his behavior in the Apology‚ Republic‚ Phaedo and Crito. There are important differences between how the ancient Greeks viewed ethics and how most people view it today. The Greek word ethos‚ from which we derive our word ethics‚’ means habit.’ Consequently‚ the central ethical question
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The Phaedo is a story that is set on the last day of Socrates ’ life. The dialogue examines whether the human soul is immortal or not. Socrates does not fear death‚ but he looks it straight in the eye and thinks this is what a philosopher practices for. Socrates believes that the soul is immortal‚ and therefore‚ outlasts the body. Socrates defends his argument by trying to establish that things come to be from their opposite. In his argument‚ he implies that all things that can change are eternal
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Phaedo Philosophy is a vast field. It examines and probes many different fields. Virtue‚ morality‚ immortality‚ death‚ and the difference between the psyche (soul) and the soma (body) are just a few of the many different topics which can be covered under the umbrella of philosophy. Philosophers are supposed to be experts on all these subjects. The have well thought out opinions‚ and they are very learned people. Among the most revered philosophers of all time was Socrates. Living around
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true wisdom‚ then the philosopher ought to be cheerful in the face of death because he is about to gain the everlasting reward. To begin‚ I would like to state emphatically that by my understanding and reasoning‚ I agree with Socrates’ argument in Phaedo‚ which points to the fact that the philosopher “should be cheerful in the face of death”. This paper will then go on to show why I think what he says holds water and why I agree with him. In 64a‚ Socrates tells Simmias and Cebes that people who
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Why does Plato think that the soul is immortal? Is he right? Discuss with close reference to Phaedo 102a-107b. The Phaedo is Plato’s attempt to convince the reader of the immortality of the soul using four main arguments. These include the argument of affinity‚ recollection‚ Forms and the law of opposites. In the final passage of the Phaedo‚ (Grube‚ 2002:102a-107b)‚ Plato provides his ‘Final Proof’‚ despite seeming like the most conclusive argument it is not necessarily the most convincing. Plato
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Plato presupposes that there exist two kinds of things: Forms and particulars (Phaedo‚103). To explain‚ Plato’s Forms are comparable to for example‚ hot things‚ cold things‚ beautiful things‚ amongst others. What every hot‚ cold‚ or beautiful thing has in common with other hot‚ cold‚beautiful things‚ are that they share in the Forms
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Deliberating on knowledge according to Plato’s Phaedo and Meno‚ respectively‚ the term “knowledge” lacks the one definition that encompasses in totality what knowledge is and what it entails. Philosophers have‚ for a long time‚ been at task to find the one definition that would cover knowledge completely‚ but that definition is still elusive. Socrates also contradicted himself when it came to the issue of defining knowledge. In his dialogues with Meno and Phaedo respectively‚ Socrates tries to explain to
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Does it even hold any significant importance? These are all great questions that nobody can be quite sure about. Through this essay‚ I’m going to dissect the powerful theories on the soul from Plato’s Phaedo and offer insight on how the soul may hold the ultimate key to happiness. In Plato’s Phaedo‚ Plato speaks on his theories on the existence of the soul through the voice of Socrates. In this dialogue‚ Socrates has been sentenced to death and talks to two fellow philosophers. On Socrate’s last
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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‚ Plato recounts Socrates final days before he is put to death. Socrates has been imprisoned
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