1. Oedipus the King
... and that soul is "divine" and "immortal". This is important because from Socrates, Plato learned about body and soul and this education was the groundwork for Plato's philosophy. Platonic spiritualism is a philosophy founded by Plato that emphasizes soul over body. On the other hand Aristotle (384-322b.c.) was a student ... people of the time believed strongly in Platonic Spiritualism. At around 1500, people began to think that they wanted to do more than prepare for death by putting faith in front of everything else. This began a period referred to as the Renaissance. Renaissance means...
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