Following the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines
The passages of the assigned reading for “Plato’s Phaedo” were nothing short of thought provoking, with many of the ideas eliciting new and seemingly evolved thoughts considering the time they were written. Many of the concepts can appear to be confusing, whether it is because of how they are presented, or their general content. Plato’s take on Socrates’ ideas about the soul are complicated, at best. Throughout one such passage, Plato attempts to show the disagreement Socrates and Cebes have over the soul’s life after death.
The entire reading proclaims Socrates believes the soul lives on
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