De La Soul

We find Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Satan approaches Eve disguised as a serpent and asks Eve if it is true that God has said that they cannot eat of any of the trees in the Garden. Eve replies, “We may eat of the trees in the Garden, but God said we may not eat of the tree in the middle of the Garden, we cannot even touch it or we will die.” Satan lies to Eve and tells her they will not die. He tells her that God just does not want them to be like Him and know good from evil. What…

believes that happiness comes from the goods of the soul, the goods of the soul come from virtue, he believes that living a virtuous life is the key to achieving happiness, a virtuous life is achieved through self, external goods such as wealth and happiness don’t play a large role in becoming truly happy or living a virtuous life. Happiness is a sufficiently completed good, it desires for…

discussion on the nature of soul and its destiny after the death. It this conversation Socrates expresses his thoughts about the soul being trapped in the human body like in the prison, and his anticipation of the moment of death as a way to release the soul. (upon which the soul would be liberated) The motif of imprisonment and release pervades the entire dialog. Plato uses this motif as a main frame for Phaedo and he reveals it on different planes. The most obvious…

As the age of the renaissance was coming to an end, philosophers debated whether the conscious mind of a person was combined or separate from the person’s body. The first philosopher to talk about this dualism of mind and body was Descartes and he stated that they are both separate things. He claimed that, unlike the body, the mind is indivisible and has no physical extensions. In philosophy, this difference between the body and the mind is called Cartesian dualism. Another contemporary…

regard to the immortality of the soul and his views about death, which he was about to face himself. Among a gathering of his most faithful followers, his friends are astonished that Socrates is not desolate about his ill fate, but rather, he is delighted with it. Socrates proclaims that the life of a philosopher is merely a preparation for death since the mind is most pure when the pressures of the body is felt least. He even informs them that he believes in the soul and the afterlife. After…

just soul. In doing this, he creates the auxiliaries to guard the city, acting as soldiers in their youth and rules in their old age. He goes through their education process in Book VII, but leaves his ideas on poetry for Book X. In general, Socrates says that poetry should be banned from the Kallipolis since he thinks of it as a form of imitation. However, if someone were able to prove that poetry was beneficial, it would be allowed into the city. After this, Socrates explains why the soul is…

Socrates was one of the best philosophers that the world has ever seen. He was even put to death for some his teachings, and he accepted it. The also great Plato was one of Socrates’ students. Plato was also the author of the republic which holds his allegory of the cave philosophy. This allegory has been used in modern day, especially in movies. One great example of a movie that uses the allegory of the cave is Shutter Island. Plato's allegory of the cave begins with prisoners that are chained…

We are responsible for the rules we have set up and for what is and isn’t in, for determining who is and isn’t accepted. We are also responsible for forcing others to adhere to them. Whether by loud or quiet means, we’ve stated that a lack of adherence is countered with relentless hatred. We are equally responsible for whether or not we follow those rules. Yet we are free to obey and disobey these laws. We are responsible for the outcome of the choice to follow or not follow the laws in which…

actively removed herself from society and didn’t travel to gain inspiration like other authors, she did spend time immersing her mind in her subject matter, life. Because of this, her poetry expresses potent emotional ideas and truths of the heart and soul that can touch everyone. As a separate mind and body from society, Emily saw the world through windows and paper. She created her own independent…

Every human person is created in the likeness and image of God. This means that all human persons have a certain level of dignity that can not be taken away from them. This is a truth that was stressed during the first trimester coursework. Pope Francis is an inspiration to all and many people look up to him due to his good works and knowledgeable sayings. He was tremendously impactful in his visit to United States this past year where he visited the Catholic dioceses in New York City and…