A Little Soul

Socrates’ argument for the Tripartite soul is as follows; “The same thing cannot do or undergo contraries at the same time, in the same respect, and within the same part.” And “the human psyche undergoes contraries at the same time in the same respect.” Therefore “the human psyche must have different parts.” Socrates claims that the soul has three distinct parts. They are reason, appetite, and spirit. Plato believes that reason should rule the other two. He says, “…[we call an individual] wise…

tes own theory of the Soul? Socrates own theory of the soul is his explanation of our true self. Our soul is essentially what separates us from animals, as we have will, consciousness, and emotions. Socrates believed our souls were immortal, that once death arrived, our body and soul would separate. When our body dies, our soul dies along with it. The body is the prison of the soul. The nature of our soul is determined by the quality of life we choose to have, as it should be good and…

delights and torments that grants one to judge what seems, by all accounts, to be most truly awesome or anguishing. This dynamic state of the soul is the condition in which each one of the powers of the soul are crushing ceaselessly in show. Achieving extraordinary character is a technique of tending to without end the issues that hinder the full ampleness of the soul. Aristotle 's discussion of decision for praising inclination when so much that is basic in life depends on upon openness and…

Collins presents readers with the concept his personified Death is like an unexpected arrival, and unwelcomed guest, leading to Deaths dominating presence. In similar vein, the tired and exhausted Death created by Markus Zusak works to gather the souls of those who fell prey to evil. On the job, Death uses the colors of the sky as a distraction from the humans. In the beginning of The Book Thief, as Death introduces himself, he says, “People observe the colors of day only as its beginnings…

takes place during the time that Socrates was to be executed after being falsely convicted. Before his death, Socrates explored many theories regarding the body and the soul with his pupil Plato. Plato presents four different arguments to prove the immortality of the soul, that all though the human body perishes after death; the soul still exists. Firstly, he explains the Theory of the Opposite Forms that something came to be living only after having first been dead. Then his second is Theory…

((CW: Death, Vague religious themes, possible graphic descriptions of death (not within prompt), coping with the afterlife, etc. Modern Morbid Supernatural AU wherein Dirk is a reaper upon a pale horse, and due to his frequent difficulties harvesting souls on account of him not being a particularly People Friendly dude, he’s gotten assigned to train another reaper (y/c). The cause of death for your character is entirely up to you, and if you’d like to do some ooc worldbuilding or plot-planning…

The Theory of Recollection, The Exclusion of Opposites, and the Affinity Argument. Through the use of the mentioned theories, Plato illustrates the supposed nature of the soul, and attempts to form an argument as to why it must persist perpetually. Two primary ideas Plato uses in the work to argue for the immortality of the soul are the Cycle of Opposites Argument, and The Exclusion of Opposites. The Cycle of Opposites…

The body is a form of art that extrapolates ones identity. It is through the identity of the body, that the society dictates the treatment of individuals. Ovid declares in his opening statement of the Metamorphoses, “to tell of bodies changed into new forms.” The body is consistently changing or shape-shifting, like the Greek characters, thus changing ones identity. And with the change of identity come the change of treatment of the self. Ovid’s proposition in his Metamorphoses, In the Flesh by…

responded "Because you are a beautiful lie, and I 'm a painful truth." Death has been alive for many years, centuries to be more exact, and he often wondered if there was more to his existence. He often wondered if he was to do more then just reap souls and end lives. He would look down to the earth, stare at the many people, the people who he knew were going to become subject to the fate brought on by Death himself. He pitied them, he pitied them all. They all lived in hopes to be happy one…

agree to your little terms of conditions! Send me off!” Pippa said giddily. The angel simply nodded, “I wish you good luck in your new life.” she responded before snapping her fingers and Pippa was sent back to the living world. Oh my gosh! I’m going to be alive again! In just a few seconds, I’ll have a life again. And Riley is so sweet, I’m sure my new life will be fantabulous! Just wait and see! However, as Pippa’s formless soul was free-falling down to the hospital, another soul rammed…