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-Discuss all the material discussed in class
.Human Soul
. Do babies born impure or pure?
The Good life- plato and Socrates
Min of 3 authors discussed in class based on readings.
Plato, augustine, Aquinas
5 pages
5 Arguments, 5 counterarguments, 5 examples
Statement Intro
Statement Conclusion
Explanation & Answer
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Philosophy Synthesis
Introduction
Philosophy entails an exploration of fundamental and general problems relating to
different aspects of human life such as existence, values, knowledge, language, mind as well as
reason. There are numerous contributors to philosophy most renowned being Plato, Aristotle and
Socrates for their profound contribution in broadening the view of humanity particularly in
philosophies of the human soul, the good life and as to whether babies are born impure or pure.
The philosophies offer both comparing and contrasting views which in either way broaden the
understanding of humanity. As such, this discussion seeks to provide a critical reflection of these
philosophies.
The human soul
To start with, it is a clearly defined reality that every human being is will once die
irrespective of his or her status, power, and mightiness. On this note, therefore, it is important to
recognize that the fundamental interest of the philosophers has not been on the question of as to
whether people will die but instead as to whether there is the human soul that sticks around after
death. Socrates and Plato were the major proponents of dualism, a philosophy that tried to argue
the aspect of the human soul. The concept of dualism is based on the discourse that existence or
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reality has two divisions which are the body and the soul. The major today with the most people
is the soul.
The two proponents of dualism view soul as independent from the body where the soul is
not subject to decay as the body neither the soul subject to natural law. According to dualist,
human beings are made different from animals by the soul as it is fundamental to human
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