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Question 1

What did Plato believe about the self?

Answer 1

Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher who argued that the self is immortal and independent of the body, with the highest knowledge derived from contemplating the Form of the Good.

Plato’s tripartite theory of the soul suggests that harmony among reason, spirit, and appetite leads to a virtuous life and a just society.

Question 2

Who was Aristotle and what did he believe about the self?

Answer 2

Aristotle was an ancient Greek philosopher and polymath who argued that the self or the human person is a composite of body and soul, and that the two are inseparable.

Aristotle’s concept of self was constructed in terms of hylomorphism.