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The Mind/Body Problem

In Our Time: Philosophy

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The Soul Is Immortal

Plato is committed to the view that the soul is immortal. In a dialogue called the paedrus, he likens the soul to charioteer trying to drive two horses. He has this complex view of the soul of these three parts. But essentially, for him, the soul is Immortal and it is utterly different from body,. The distinction between soul and mind is a vague one.

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