
HoP 024 - Famous Last Words - Plato's Phaedo
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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Plato's Theory of Forms and the Soul
Plato's theory of forms helps him with at least three interconnected problems, says i. The soul who fate is in question here is supposed to be not just a part of socrates, but socrates himself. Harmony in the soul would be nothing less than justice according to Plato. Next week: Episode on the history of philosophy without any gaps.
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