"So much for the view of the soul that our predecessors have handed down. Let us now return and make a new start, trying to determine what the soul is and what account of it best applies to all souls in common."" "Aristotle, "On the Soul- This quote speaks volumes about the attitude of philosophers like Socrates, whose work was put to parchment by Plato, and Artistotle. The exciting thing about these important figures in philosophical history is that their passion for independent thought, which is alive and well in every text you read. Plato's version of Socrates and Ar...

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This explains that it is an innate notion, where the soul always has the knowledge and can be obtained through remembering said knowledge. ... Through this concept, Socrates dictates that, "When any of them is liberated and compelled suddenly to stand up and turn his neck round and walk and look towards the light, he will suffer sharp pains; the glare will distress him, and he will be unable to see the realities" (The Search for Knowledge 95). ...

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