So I’m stuck with a 15 page philosophy paper due this Friday. I also have 2 more finals, so I’m asking you guys for help.
The topic is:
[FONT="]At the opening of the Phaedo, Socrates attempts to console his friends about his impending death by explaining that the philosophical life is really nothing more than a preparation for dying, the release of the immortal soul from the mortal body. And yet, though he argues that for this reason the philosopher should welcome, rather than fear, his or her own death, he nonetheless quickly condemns suicide. What precisely does Socrates mean by the immortality of the soul, and what does this mean for the value that he places on mortal life? In other words, what does life in the sensible world contribute to the fate of the immortal soul?
[/FONT]Anyone that has any ideas or comments is more than welcomed. :love:
