Ideas from 'Phaedo' by Plato [382 BCE], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Complete Works' by Plato (ed/tr Cooper,John M.) [Hackett 1997,0-87220-349-2]].
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1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 1. Nature of Wisdom
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Wisdom makes virtue and true goodness possible
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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / b. Philosophy as transcendent
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Philosophy is a purification of the soul ready for the afterlife
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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 3. Pure Reason
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In investigation the body leads us astray, but the soul gets a clear view of the facts
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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 7. Status of Reason
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The greatest misfortune for a person is to develop a dislike for argument
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / f. Arithmetic
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If you add one to one, which one becomes two, or do they both become two?
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8. Modes of Existence / A. Relations / 2. Internal Relations
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If Simmias is taller than Socrates, that isn't a feature that is just in Simmias
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8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 6. Platonic Forms / a. Platonic Forms
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We must have a prior knowledge of equality, if we see 'equal' things and realise they fall short of it
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8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 6. Platonic Forms / b. Partaking
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There is only one source for all beauty
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Other things are named after the Forms because they participate in them
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9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 9. Ship of Theseus
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The ship which Theseus took to Crete is now sent to Delos crowned with flowers
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12. Knowledge Sources / A. A Priori Knowledge / 3. Innate Knowledge / b. Recollection doctrine
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If we feel the inadequacy of a resemblance, we must recollect the original
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357
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People are obviously recollecting when they react to a geometrical diagram
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12. Knowledge Sources / A. A Priori Knowledge / 6. A Priori from Reason
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To achieve pure knowledge, we must get rid of the body and contemplate things with the soul
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / g. Causal explanations
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To investigate the causes of things, study what is best for them
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15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 8. Brain
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Do we think and experience with blood, air or fire, or could it be our brain?
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16. Persons / D. Continuity of the Self / 1. Identity and the Self
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One soul can't be more or less of a soul than another
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / e. Role of pleasure
361
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It is a mistake to think that the most violent pleasure or pain is therefore the truest reality
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 4. External Goods / c. Wealth
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War aims at the acquisition of wealth, because we are enslaved to the body
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 2. Types of cause
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Fancy being unable to distinguish a cause from its necessary background conditions!
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27. Natural Reality / E. Cosmology / 1. Cosmology
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If the Earth is spherical and in the centre, it is kept in place by universal symmetry, not by force
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29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 2. Immortality / a. Immortality
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Whether the soul pre-exists our body depends on whether it contains the ultimate standard of reality
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