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[from 'The Laws' by Plato, in 28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / a. Cosmological Proof ]

Full Idea

Soul, being the source of motion, is the most ancient thing there is.

Gist of Idea

Self-moving soul has to be the oldest thing there is

Source

Plato (The Laws [c.348 BCE], 896b)

Book Reference

Plato: 'Complete Works', ed/tr. Cooper,John M. [Hackett 1997], p.1553


A Reaction

Plato seems to assume that the First Mover must still exist, which doesn't follow from anything in the argument. The First Pusher could be dead before the last domino falls. Why can't activity be the default state of everything?