Philosophy-Soul-Socrates

What happens when you die? This question has created numerous myths and inferences since the dawn of time. In Ancient Greece, Socrates was obviously contemplating this unknown as well. He claimed that the soul is immortal and that depending on the kind of life one has lived on earth, rewards and punishments will be given to the soul. Are these rewards and punishments the only reason why people are good?
Dying is apart of every human’s life cycle. But what part exactly dies? We consider the body to be dead because it is immobile and never will be again. Most people believe, though, that the soul lives on. Since anyone who would have proof of this is dead, we have to look at other evidences. Although, before one can assess whether the soul is immortal or not, one has to know what exactly the soul is. According to Socrates, a human consists of two different entities: the soul and the body. The body is the part that is concerned with pleasures such as food and money. T...