Charles Miller Philosophy Introduction to Knowledge Prof. Polger 23 February 2015 Paper #1 In Meno‚ Plato believed that learning is recollection‚ as previously voiced by Socrates. Plato also believed that this argument was valid argument that because perception can deceive us‚ it can be wrong‚ so our knowledge must come from recollection. Setting this up as a deductive argument is simple. Stated by the IEP (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy) “A deductive argument is an argument that is intended
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In the article “Different patterns of recollection impairment in confabulation reveal different disorders of consciousness: A multiple case study” they studied three different patients with confabulation affecting the way the patients remember and their conscious. Confabulation affected all three patients in different ways. In one patient confabulation affected the way they remembered their personal past‚ present‚ and future. In the second confabulation affected impersonal knowledge and the third
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In the Phaedo‚ Socrates does not fear death because he believes that his soul is immortal and will be sent to heaven after his death. It is worth noticing here that he pre-assumes that the soul exists‚ so his central argument is not about whether the soul exists‚ but whether it is immortal. One of his arguments is that the soul is invincible‚ and invincible things can’t be destroyed‚ so the soul is immortal. I shall explain more fully this argument in the next paragraph. Then I shall offer my objection
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Analysis of “Phaedo” by Plato Much of the Phaedo by Plato is composed of arguments for the nature of the physical world and how it relates to the after life‚ for example‚ the way our senses perceive the world and how indulging in those senses has negative consequences in our after lives. These arguments find basis in scientific analysis of the time as well as the mythos of the his age. One of the key talking points within the story is the theory of forms. The aforementioned theory is formed from
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George Waszczuk 9/25/2000 Wed: 6:30-9:30pm Phaedo Summary Socrates stands now before his disciples telling them he is not afraid of dying because he says death is what the true philosopher waits for all his life. The philosopher must have lived a good life‚ and when death is presented upon him‚ he should take the opportunity. Socrates formed a conclusion that: "That the real philosopher has reason to be of good cheer when he is about to die‚ and after death he may hope to obtain the greatest
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The Phaedo is a dialogue between Socrates and his friends on the days of his eminent execution. Given the circumstances‚ the conversation naturally turns to questions concerning death and soul of the after-life. The friends of Socrates is sad at his impending death‚ but Socrates is cheerful of death and he promises to tell them why. “I desire to prove to you that a real philosopher has reason to be of good cheer when he is about to die‚ and after death he may hope to obtain the greatest good in the
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Plato’s Phaedo (pronounced /ˈfiːdoʊ/‚ Greek: Φαίδων‚ Phaidon‚ gen.: Φαίδωνος) is one of the great dialogues of his middle period‚ along with the Republic and the Symposium. The Phaedo‚ which depicts the death of Socrates‚ is also Plato’s seventh and last dialogue to detail the philosopher’s final days (the first six being Theaetetus‚ Euthyphro‚ Sophist‚ Statesman‚ Apology‚ and Crito). In the dialogue‚ Socrates discusses the nature of the afterlife on his last day before being executed by drinking
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Virtue and knowledge can only be learned through one’s self and not through others. Man’s experiences while on earth are very important moments that aid him in obtaining recollection. Both of these statements take part in Plato’s doctrine of recollection. To put it into simpler terms‚ Plato’s doctrine of recollection goes something along the lines of “how learning is possible.” Plato believed that there was an endless amount of possibilities in another realm. As an example‚ let’s use “equal.” Nothing
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Because immortal things are not composed of physical parts‚ they cannot break apart and die. Socrates claims that the soul is more like these things than it is like corporeal things. If knowledge of equal is recollection‚ then the soul must have existed before its embodiment. The soul resembles the divine‚ and the body resembles the mortal being‚ so it is expected that the soul is everlasting. McInerny also writes how humans create unmanageable diversity. This
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fact nothing but recollection.” (Socrates) I have never been a big fan of reincarnation‚ but I think it’s really interesting that how Socrates looked at it. I think it’s true that we knew the stuff that we know now from before. The brain is the most complicated organs in the body and doesn’t matter how much science improved and now we know about brain way much more‚ but still there’s a lot of mystery that we don’t know about it and recollection could be one of them. Recollection is like dreams or
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