John George Haigh, A man of many epithets, was a well-dressed, middle class man with a surplus of charm. Using his power of charismatic seduction, combined with the motivation of money, Haigh murdered and dissolved his victims in a bath of sulfuric acid, after he drank their blood (Crime& Investigation, 2015). He was meticulous in his killings; he believed he was untouchable, without a body or any physical evidence, it would be impossible for him to get caught. In the end, his arrogance lead to his downfall.
In regards to immortality, Todd May argues that it would be an undesirable experience. He argues that immortality would eventually cause everyone to be the same because everyone would have the time to experience the same things. In this paper, I will show that May’s argument is invalid, and that immortality would not cause everyone to become the same person. To begin, May comes to this conclusion after reading “The Immortal” by Jorge Luis Borges.
In the entry of Phaedo, Plato claims that the soul is immortal and that when the body dies the soul gets reincarnated. Throughout his story, Socrates provides arguments that help support his claim about the soul being immortal. I will be explaining and evaluating 2 of Plato’s arguments that will help him support the statement that the soul is immortal. An argument Plato uses is called the argument from opposites, which is the first argument he uses in the selection.
1. “… and then suffered a mild nervous collapse. He was treated in a veteran’s hospital near Lake Placid, and was given shock treatments and released.” (Vonnegut,24) This quote has to do with Billy’s mental health because it states he had a breakdown and spent time in a hospital for treatment.
It aims to achieve Tao which means to attain the right path in life and thus become immortal. Moreover, soul or spirit of a person will never die and it will shift to the other body. After that, it will reborn as another person and this will be repeated until it attain the Dao. When the Dao is achieved, the soul or spirit has the ability to travel through time and space and thus becomes immortal (UK Essays, 2015). However, Buddhism has different ideas on the world after death.
Plato claims that the soul is immortal because of his argument of Opposites, to which I agree. Socrates says, “For all things that come to be… [come] from their opposites if they have such...” and “…those that have an opposite must…come to be from their opposite and from nowhere else.” (70e) Socrates argues the opposites of Bigness and Smallness. For something to be considered big, it must have first been smaller, and for something to be considered small, it must have come from being big.
Fisher begins to distill williams discussion for analyzing models of immortality. In order to be attractive to an individual the model must posit a future scenario in
In Plato’s dialogue Phaedo, he explains the soul and comes to the conclusion that the soul is immortal. Through describing the last hours of Socrates life before his execution, he lays out three arguments in support of the idea that while the body may cease to exist the soul cannot perish. In this paper, I will explicate Socrates three arguments for the immortality of the soul and their objections. Then I will argue on the presupposition of the Law of Conservation of Mass, that the universe, entailing the soul, must be cyclical. The Law of Conservation of Mass
However, the number three cannot ever be even for it holds a natural form of oddity that cannot be changed, the same is found with immortality. A soul cannot admit to death, which is the opposite of its essence immortality just as the number three cannot admit to being even. Leading to Plato’s conclusion of how a soul then must have to retreat, connecting back to Socrates believing death is best characterized by the soul separating from
Plato expresses his personal convictions and beliefs through the dialogues of his teacher, Socrates. Through the dialogue Phaedo, Plato presents four different arguments that he felt supported his idea of the soul being immortal, and that we will live on after the body no longer exists in the physical world. The four arguments that Plato lays out in the Phaedo are the argument of Opposites, Recollection, Affinity, and the final argument of The Forms. These arguments have been analyzed throughout the ages, receiving not only praise, but at times, criticism for seeming insufficient and weak. The strongest arguments for the immortality of the soul presented by Plato are the arguments of Affinity and The Forms.
His moral letters to Lucilius discuss themes that are discoverable in many philosophers’ works. Death is one of the most mysterious phenomena. No one has yet discovered what becomes of those who pass away; however, many philosophers, including Seneca,
Many religions have a recurring belief that another life occurs after death. Ancient Greek and Ancient Egyptians also share this belief, but the way they believe in an afterlife slightly differs from one another. Both religions include the concept of the souls of the deceased being judged before moving on to the afterlife. Although, the ways in which they are judged seem to be slightly different. When Greek souls died, the journey they experienced was guidance to the entrance of the Underworld from Hermes, and passage across the River Styx from the ferryman, Charon.
Humanity has coveted and worshipped immortality for centuries. Living forever has fascinated and horrified many, especially authors, for just as long. Dracula, by Bram Stoker, is the classic representation of immortality. The horror novel depicts the curse immortality was feared to be, showing vampires as an object to be feared and loathed. The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V. E. Schwab is a more recent representation.
“A man is not completely born until he is dead.” These contradictory words come from the epitome himself, Benjamin Franklin. Taken on face value, Franklin may be saying a life is not truly lived until the very end which is accurate, but this may be shown in a different light. Each man and woman born onto this earth leads two lives; one where he/ she is physically alive and breathing and the life carried out through their legacy left behind.
In the Republic, Plato gives an argument saying the soul is immortal. In this paper I will present his argument and show that his argument is invalid. I will show why the conclusion is not true and restate the argument to make it valid to help with Socrates’ claim. Plato’s argument on why the soul is immortal: 1. Something can only be destroyed by the thing that is bad for it.
