... essential lesson which all his speeches are based on. The soul, something that is unbreakable, immortal and that generates all human action. I think Socrates use of the soul, not as a metaphor, but as the id, or drive for all that the soul wants, is, and can do on earth and in the afterlife. It is complete nonsense that the soul is ... ...

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... deities. Plato describes his teacher as a man who sought social justice. While Socrates lived in a society ignorant of the difference between was is ethical and morally reprehensible, Athens could be a metaphor for modern day society. Millions of individuals allow officials to make decisions which effect global welfare under the guise of morality without even questioning the legality of their actions. Even ... ...

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