Pro Life or Pro Choice ? The terms "pro-life" and "pro-choice" generally boil down to the question of whether the individual wants to see abortion banned‚ but there’s more to the debate than that. Let’s explore‚ briefly‚ what the central arguments are about. The Pro-Life Issue Spectrum To say that someone is "pro-life" is to say that the person believes that the government has an obligation to preserve all human life‚ regardless of intent‚ viability‚ or quality-of-life concerns. A comprehensive
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the idea that knowledge is inherent in the individual as it is passed along through the soul. When Meno demands proof of this concept‚ Socrates provides an example of a slave boy using “inherent knowledge” to calculate the length of a square needed to double it’s own area. This experiment shows Meno that virtue‚ along with other knowledge‚ can indeed be discovered through the inherent knowledge in one’s soul‚ and only has to be “remembered” to become of use. When Meno proposes his argument to
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order to show that there is an afterlife in which the soul will dwell following death. Phaedo tells the story that following the discussion‚ he and the others were there to witness the death of Socrates. One of the main themes in the Phaedo is the idea that the soul is immortal. Socrates offers four arguments for the soul’s immortality: The Cyclical Argument‚ or Opposites Argument explains that Forms are eternal and unchanging‚ and as the soul always brings life‚ then it must not die‚ and is necessarily
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Another problem is that Identity is sometimes subjected to change. Most people would say that they were not the same now as they were 10 years ago. The most popular way of making sense of personal Identity so far is that there are separate immaterial souls or pure egos. On this view‚ persons have bodies only contingently‚ not necessarily; so they can live after bodily death. They choose to suspend some of their reasoning in order for an
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Knowledge is seeked by many‚ but there are obstacles that stop many from obtaining it. In the Bhagavad Gita‚ in teaching 13‚ Arjuna‚ a fearsome warrior‚ is at war. He is expected to fight in a war that kin is matched against kin in battle until the moment he sees his men. Then‚ he has second thoughts about the fighting. Arjuna is sad‚ confused‚ and stirred. Vishnu‚ his chariot driver‚ is really the great god Vishnu in disguised‚ is trying to persuade Arjuna to fight by offering him knowledge if
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Evaluate the claim that the soul is distinct from the body (June 2011) There are two main theories which argue either for or against the soul being distinct from the body. The first theory is called dualism‚ most dualists believe that we as humans are made up of two parts‚ the physical body and then the soul. Compared to the other main theory which is very different to Dualism‚ Materialism. Materialists believe that we are just 1 aspect‚ which is physical and that the physical can explain everything
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Archeologists have discovered what is believed to be evidence of Neanderthal man’s belief in life after death. They found the remains of several Neanderthals buried with such items as flowers. It is hypothesized that they buried their dead to put the immortal spirit at rest. Scholars have concluded this after viewing some of the earliest writings on the subject of immortality. These writings include the Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh which was written over four thousand years ago. One particular passage
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Research About Souls Submitted to: Ma’am Saleha Fatima Submitted by: Syed Muhammad Akbar DDP-FA14-BCS-055 Section-D 1) Greek philosophers Plato and Plotoinus believed that soul pre-exists the body and at death it separates from the body to attain its full and perfect state. Many including Plato‚ Descartes‚ and George Berkeley hold the view that the soul is immortal‚ Bhagavad-Gita
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mans existence on two planes and the immortal soul. He believed man existed on two planes‚ a physical plane‚ the human form in which people carry out their lives‚ and the spiritual form‚ the more concentrated immortal essence that is internal to all. Perhaps more significant is the spiritual form or soul‚ Socrates described as the seat of the mind and knowledge is closely related to it‚ and that only after death would the soul be released. Following the soul release‚ one could then have the opportunity
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The question of whether virtue can be taught may be answered through philosophical means‚ much like those illustrated by Socrates in Plato: Meno. Because virtue‚ in our minds‚ is something that benefits the soul‚ and knowledge is that which leads its beholder toward positive outcomes‚ we can draw the conclusion that virtue is knowledge. If virtue can in fact be classified as knowledge‚ and all knowledge can be taught‚ then we must conclude that virtue can in turn be taught. However‚ in saying
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