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For, as stated in the Phaedo: "the philosopher more than other men frees the soul from association with the body as much as possible". Body and soul are separate, then. The philosopher frees himself from the body because the body is an impediment to the attainment of truth. [8] Of the senses' failings, Socrates says to Simmias in the Phaedo:
In Phaedo, Plato develops his theory of anamnesis, in part by combining it with his theory of forms. Firstly, he elaborates how anamnesis can be achieved: whereas in Meno , nothing more than Socrates' method of questioning is offered, in Phaedo , Plato presents a way of living that would enable one to overcome the misleading nature of the body ...
In philosophy, Plato's epistemology is a theory of knowledge developed by the Greek philosopher Plato and his followers.. Platonic epistemology holds that knowledge of Platonic Ideas is innate, so that learning is the development of ideas buried deep in the soul, often under the midwife-like guidance of an interrogator.
Plato's theory of the soul, which was inspired variously by the teachings of Socrates, considered the psyche (Ancient Greek: ψῡχή, romanized: psūkhḗ) to be the essence of a person, being that which decides how people behave. Plato considered this essence to be an incorporeal, eternal occupant of a person's being.
In philosophy and specifically metaphysics, the theory of Forms, theory of Ideas, [1] [2] [3] Platonic idealism, or Platonic realism is a theory widely credited to the Classical Greek philosopher Plato. The theory suggests that the physical world is not as real or true as "Forms".
An early philosophical use of what might be considered a notion of a priori knowledge (though not called by that name) is Plato's theory of recollection, related in the dialogue Meno, according to which something like a priori knowledge is knowledge inherent, intrinsic in the human mind. [citation needed]
The theory of the forms is most clearly described in the Phaedo, better so than even in the Republic. --P Funk 15:36, 17 July 2006 (UTC) Actually, Plato's Meno also gives an adequete description of the theory of the forms. The theory of the soul is not a secondary argument or extension but a neccessary rendition to further Platonic metaphysics ...
The Menexenus of Plato's dialogue appears also in the Lysis, where he is identified as the "son of Demophon", [1] as well as the Phaedo. The Menexenus consists mainly of a lengthy funeral oration , referencing the one given by Pericles in Thucydides ' account of the Peloponnesian War .