SECTION II: What is the Self?
Reading 1: Plato's Phaedo
Plato’s Phaedo is an important dialogue on the metaphysics of human nature. Among other views, Plato here asserts his belief in the transmigration of the soul (reincarnation). In the midst of that discussion, in the following excerpt, we see Plato distinguishing mind (soul) from body, and drawing conclusions about the longevity of the two. |
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"And is not philosophy the practice for death?" |
Pythagoras of Samos (Germany, 19th C.; artist unknown) |
Bonus question: what has this reading to do with Pythagoras?
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Go on to the next reading, Plato's Symposium. |
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