PHAEDO on the Soul - 5/6

PLATONIC COURSE

Platonic Dialogue Title: PHAEDO

Subject: On the Soul

Part: 5th

Total Lessons: 6

Text Translation from Ancient Greek: Nikolaos Ch. Koundourakis

Text Translation to English: Hermolaos Emporellis

CORSE CONTENTS

1. THE MEETING OF PHAEDO AND ECHECRATES

2. DEATH AND THE AFTERLIFE

3. THE EXISTENCE OF THE SOUL AFTER DEATH

3.1 The cyclical argument ("opposites from opposites")
3.2 The argument from recollection
- 3.3 The argument combining the previous two
- 3.4 The argument from the soul's affinity to the unchangeable

4. THE FATE OF THE SOUL AFTER DEATH

5. OBJECTIONS

5.1 Simmias's concern
5.2 Cebes's concern

6. REPLIES TO THE OBJECTIONS

6.1 The reply to Simmias's concern
6.2 The reply to Cebes's concern
- 6.2.1 The first journey in search of the cause of generation and decay
- 6.2.2 The second journey in search of the cause of generation and decay

7. THE SOUL'S JOURNEY TO HADES AND ITS ARRIVAL THERE

7.1 Daemon: the soul's guide
7.2 The nature of Earth and Hades, and the soul's arrival there

8. PREPARATION FOR THE FINAL ACT

9. THE FINAL ACT

DIALOGUE SUMMARY

In this Platonic dialogue, Socrates uses logical algorithms to prove:

a) the existence of the soul

b) the immortality of the soul

c) the soul's journey in Hades until its next incarnation

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