Essays on Phaedo

Phaedo, one of Socrates’ dialogues, was chronicled by his student Plato. He was sentenced to death for impiety and is explaining to his students why he believes the soul is immortal. In order to do this, he first addresses why philosophers do not fear death. Socrates believes that death separates the body and soul. Because...

This text in Phaedo questions the existence of the soul. This topic has been discussed across the Hindu religion as well as in Buddhism. It is supposed to give answers about the existence of the soul and questions related to it. Socrates at his time of death reveals some answers to Phaedo. Phaedo is later...

Plato’s writings on Socrates’s day in court and, eventually, his judgment and death reveal a unique, yet controversial approach to the idea of the dual existence of form and appearances. Socrates held lengthy discussions concerning the topic where he provides various arguments to explain his thinking to his associates. Primarily, the ability of forms to...