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A 5 page essay/research paper that, first of all, examines the arguments set forth presumably by Socrates in this dialogue by Plato, which argues in favor of the immortality of the soul. Then, the writer offers arguments against these positions, and finally, a personal argument in favor of believing in the soul's immortality. No additional sources cited.
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Socrates prior to his execution, so it is easy to see why this point is crucial to him. Socrates posits and defends several theories that argue in favor of the
souls immortality. While the writer/tutor will pick the one that seems strongest, both of the major arguments are outlined to aid the student in making his or her own choice.
The writer/tutor will also offer objections to the argument and also a personal argument concerning this issue, the student researching this topic should use these arguments as a springboard for
writing his or her own observations. At the beginning of the dialogue, Socrates points out that while death is the separation of
the soul from the physical body, philosophers endeavor throughout their lives to discern the nature of the soul as it is apart and separate from its imprisonment in the body.
To accomplish this, philosophers try to see, not with their physical eyes, but with the eye of the mind. This is because the physical senses reveal only particulars about reality,
while thought can discern the nature of universals. Therefore, the philosopher should rejoice at the thought of death. The first argument that Socrates offers on the immortality of the
soul has two principal parts. The first part of this argument is that nature inevitably follows a cyclical pattern. All vegetation dies in winter, but is resurrected in the
spring. If there were only a passage from living to dying, then all things would end in death. The "circle of nature is not complete unless the living come from
the dead as well as pass to them (Plato, 2002). Since nature shows a pattern of repetition, Socrates argues that it is reasonable to assume that there is a similar
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