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A Paper On Plato

Breathing life out of Plato



“So much for the view of the soul that our predecessors have handed down. Let us now return and make a new start, trying to determine what the soul is and what account of it best applies to all souls in common.”

—Aristotle, “On the Soul”

This quote speaks volumes about the attitude of philosophers like Socrates, whose work was put to parchment by Plato, and Artistotle. The exciting thing about these important figures in philosophical history is that their passion for independent thought, which is alive and well in every text you read. Plato’s version of Socrates and Artistotle’s lecture notes both feverishly seek out new interpretations and theories of the world surrounding us and the world within us, and produce ideas whose ultimate result is the inspiration of thousands upon thousands.
Two telling accounts of these philosopher’s work—Aristotles’s “On the Soul” and Plato’s “Socrate...

Posted by: Sean Wilson

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