Phaedo, by Plato
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Phaedo, by Plato
The Project Gutenberg EBook of Phaedo, by Plato This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: Phaedo The Last Hours Of Socrates Author: Plato Translator: Benjamin Jowett Release Date: October 29, 2008 [EBook #1658] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PHAEDO *** Produced by Sue Asscher, and David Widger After an interval of some months or years, and at Phlius, a town of Peloponnesus, the tale of the last hours of Socrates is narrated to Echecrates and other Phliasians by Phaedo the 'beloved disciple.'Note : Phaedo (Platonic doctrine of reminiscence)
"The Platonic doctrine of reminiscence is then adduced as a confirmation of the pre-existence of the soul.
Theory of Forms - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Plato 's theory of Forms or theory of Ideas [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] asserts that non-material abstract (but substantial ) forms (or ideas), and not the material world of change known to us through sensation , possess the highest and most fundamental kind of reality. [ 4 ] When used in this sense, the word form is often capitalized. [ 5 ] Plato speaks of these entities only through the characters (primarily Socrates) of his dialogues who sometimes suggest that these Forms are the only true objects of study that can provide us with genuine knowledge; thus even apart from the very controversial status of the theory, Plato's own views are much in doubt. [ 6 ] Plato spoke of Forms in formulating a possible solution to the problem of universals .
Plato's Problem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Plato's problem is the term given by Noam Chomsky to the gap between knowledge and experience. It presents the question of how we account for our knowledge when environmental conditions seem to be an insufficient source of information.
Pythagorean theorem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Pythagorean theorem: The sum of the areas of the two squares on the legs ( a and b ) equals the area of the square on the hypotenuse ( c ). In mathematics , the Pythagorean theorem or Pythagoras' theorem is a relation in Euclidean geometry among the three sides of a right triangle ( right-angled triangle ). In terms of areas, it states:
Dualism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dualism (from the Latin word duo meaning "two") denotes a state of two parts. The term 'dualism' was originally coined to denote co-eternal binary opposition , a meaning that is preserved in metaphysical and philosophical duality discourse but has been diluted in general or common usages. Dualism can refer to moral dualism, (e.g. the conflict between good and evil ), mind-body or mind-matter dualism (e.g.
Physicalism is a philosophical position holding that everything which exists is no more extensive than its physical properties ; that is, that there are no kinds of things other than physical things.
Physicalism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Idealism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 20th century British scientist Sir James Jeans wrote that "the Universe begins to look more like a great thought than like a great machine"
In recent decades a number of arguments have emerged designed to show that physicalist theories of mind cannot do justice to the nature of consciousness. These arguments have resulted in a huge literature with a dialectic that has led to increasingly interesting and sophisticated positions on both sides of the issue. In particular, some physicalists have lately been exploring new and out-of-the-mainstream ways of answering the anti-physicalist arguments.
Consciousness and the Prospects of Physicalism // Reviews // Philosophical Reviews // University of Notre Dame
The mind-body problem is a philosophical problem arising in the fields of metaphysics and philosophy of mind . [ 2 ] The problem arises because mental phenomena arguably differ, qualitatively or substantially, from the physical body on which they apparently depend.
Mind–body problem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abductive reasoning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abduction [ 1 ] is a form of logical inference that goes from data description of something to a hypothesis that accounts for the data.William Bennett Gallery - Salvador Dali- Alice in Wonderland - Down the Rabbit Hole
everything is a rabbit trail, but I loved this picture so much I thought I'd use it as bread crumbs in case I can't find my way back. ;) by Jan 17
Godel, Escher, Bach
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I love this trail frequently... by Jan 26
DEATH... continued ;)