Consider the various proofs offered by Plato for the immortality of the Soul. Give a brief account of what each was and discuss their effectiveness. In what respects does the final proof in the Phaedo differ from the others there offered? The idea that the soul is immortal is one that Plato argues in many of his writings. The work that is primarily concerned with this subject matter is the Phaedo and in it contains …showed first 75 words of 2618 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2618 total…unquestionable and resolute optimism of Socrates as he faces certain death. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Bibliography Primary Sources · REPUBLIC Plato, translated by R. Waterfield, OUP 1993 · PHAEDRUS Plato, translated by W. Hamilton, Penguin 1973 · THE LAST DAYS OF SOCRATES, Plato, translated by H. Tredennick, Penguin 1993 · PLATO COMPLETE WORKS Edited by J. M. Cooper, Hackett 1997 Secondary Sources · PLATO THE MAN AND HIS WORK A. E. Taylor, Methuen & Co., 1929 · PLATO AND THE REPUBLIC N. Pappas, Routledge 1995 · PLATO'S PHAEDO D. Bostock, OUP 1986