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Single Idea 146

[catalogued under 29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 2. Immortality / a. Immortality]

Full Idea

All soul is immortal, for what is always in motion is immortal. Only that which moves itself never ceases to be in motion.

Clarification

'Soul' is the Greek word 'psuché', which covers mind and consciousness and life

Gist of Idea

Soul is always in motion, so it must be self-moving and immortal

Source

Plato (Phaedrus [c.366 BCE], 245c)

Book Reference

Plato: 'Phaedrus and Letters VII and VIII', ed/tr. Hamilton,Walter [Penguin 1973], p.49