Other Flashcards
1
Q
Myth of the cave
A
Symbolic representation of how human beings live in the world
World is not really real
Science and math explain everything -> they are real
With souls and minds we can get to a conception of reality
2
Q
Myth of er
A
We have chosen the life that we have today
Describes that we are either rewarded or punished and we choose our next life and circumstances
3
Q
Plato and Epicureans fear death, why?
A
Plato: body traps the soul and death liberates it to grasp the forms
- Philosophers should not fear death to achieve true knowledge
Epicureans: death is complete non-existence, not to be feared in itself
- Many people fear death
