Immortality

In this essay I will be stating three different arguments first, the relationship between the body and the soul in the Phaedo. Second, I will be stating how Plato’s argument from affinity support his view. And last but not least, the reason why a true philosopher is unafraid of death. There are two classes of things, visible and invisible. Visible things are those we know that exist because they have a form and the invisible things are those we cannot see, they have no form. Many people…

Death and life by the Austrian symbolist painter Gustav Klimt, stared in 1908 and completed 1916, is an oil on rectangular canvas painting 178cm by 198cm, now housed at the Leopold Museum in Vienna. This painting is about how the life could be beautiful if death is not standing next to it. Death and life has two separated parts. Klimt shows death of the left side. Passing is delineated and the fantastic messenger of death, a smiling skull, secured in a dim robe secured with images. The principle…

the main protagonist Gilgamesh, the King of Uruk who was two thirds god and his inevitable realization that death is imminent. The theme of immortality is carried and foreshadowed from the beginning of the poem as one of Gilgamesh 's many journeys he must carry out. For Gilgamesh and the audience, the intended overall message of how one can attain immortality changes from a more…

After hearing Utnapishtim’s story of the flood, he understands that the quest for immortality is a futile one, as creation itself also contains the seed of death, making it inescapable. He learns that it was the Gods intentions for it to be this way, and he returns to Uruk having learned that the quality of one’s life is measured not by wealth or fame, but by the quality of the time he spent while alive and the people with which he surrounded himself. Gilgamesh learns that overcoming death is…

few reasons are taken into consideration that apply and trigger Gilgamesh to seek immortality, eternal life. The first reason being is, Gilgamesh doesn’t want to die like Enkidu, secondly, he seeks revenge for Enkidu's murder and lastly, the loyal friendship that they both had has come to an end. Love is going to be the motivating force that pushes Gilgamesh on a quest to get what he thrives for. Seeking immortality for Gilgamesh is important because he’s unique, he doesn’t want to be like…

reject immortality for homecoming? In the Odyssey, Calypso, the daughter of Atlas living in a dark wooded island, is a powerful and immortal goddess. When Odysseus reaches this island, she protects him and keeps him there by providing everything he needs such as ruddy wine, food and clothing. Calypso falls in love with him and desires to marry him. Enthusiastically, she wants to provide him with immortality and a painless life. If Odysseus had married her, not only would he possess immortality…

In Totality and Infinity, in “Philosophy and the idea of infinity” and in Otherwise than Being, Levinas is problematizing time and its relation to being. Time, in one sense, is alluded when the word “before” or “anterior” is used many times, but also “present,” a time that seems to be out of phase or dislocated; how can it be anterior and present? Here are a couple of quotes (that I already worked) where time is treated by Levinas: The differing of the identical is also its manifestation. But…

Mesopotamia from the third dynasty of Ur (2100 B.C.). Immortality and death effect everyone from who you are to what you are. The Epic of Gilgamesh is a story that talks about the idea of eternal life. Gilgamesh is a king that is cruel to his people, and treats women badly. Enkidu is half man/beast and best friend to Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh is curious of immortality because of the death of Enkidu. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, his journey for immortality demonstrates the fear of death and his desire to…

Ways to discover biological immortality and slowing down ageing process Ageing is simply the matter of our bodies physically getting old and it has environmental and genetic causes. As we get older we tend to develop and maintain some habits which can affect our health either positively or negatively and this represents the accumulation of changes in a person over time. Biological immortality is a term used by biologists to distinguish cells that are not subject to the Hayflick limit. There are…

brain, including the brainstem. Survival, on the other hand, can be defined as to continue to exist when ending looked certain. Survival of Julia in Julia/Mary case shows that survival is possible after death. In A Dialogue on Personal Identity and Immortality, Julia’s brain was inserted into Mary Beaudine’s body after she had an accident that struck her body and disabled it…