My professor said that Plato's belief on the soul is: "It is eternal". I have been researching wheather it's true or not. The belief originated from the Egyptians. Socrates, his teacher believed that the soul is IMMORTAL. Why do some people say that in Plato's perspective that the soul is ETERNAL? What is the correct and philosophically valid information on this?
2007-12-09 20:26:14 · 3 answers · asked by Kyle J 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
AIÓNIOS, the greek word for eternal or everlasting has also been translated as god's glory. AIÓN, it's shorter form, may have its roots in AYIN, the hebrew letter which is sometimes referred to as the eye of god. Other times, it is referred to as nothingness.
These are all interesting aspects to contemplate when considering that Plato was most likely using the word AIÓNIOS when referring to the soul as eternal.
2007-12-09 20:42:02 · answer #1 · answered by ___ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While Plato's recollection theory purports to prove that the soul had lived several times before he offers no evidence for the reincarnation of the soul in the next life. He just assumes.
2007-12-13 19:11:47 · answer #2 · answered by soppy.bollocks 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think athanasia might be closer to the kind of immortality they were talking about.
Good luck!
2007-12-09 22:45:34 · answer #3 · answered by Alex 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋