Full Idea
Do you think it possible to form an adequate conception of the nature of an individual soul without considering the nature of soul in general?
Clarification
'Soul' is the Greek word 'psuché', which covers mind and consciousness and life
Gist of Idea
Can we understand an individual soul without knowing the soul in general?
Source
Plato (Phaedrus [c.368 BCE], 270c)
Book Reference
Plato: 'Phaedrus and Letters VII and VIII', ed/tr. Hamilton,Walter [Penguin 1973], p.89
A Reaction
Do animals understand anything (as opposed to simply being aware of things)?