the soul plato

Question 1

affinity argument

Answer 1

leibniz law: two things are identical if they share every property in common

p1- physical object w are composite
p2-non physical objects are simple and cannot be broken up (e.g forms)
p3- the soul can not be broken up and therefore belongs to the category of non physical objects
C- The soul is immortal and outlives the body

Question 2

problems with the affinity argument

Answer 2

simmias: the turning of a lyre is invisible and non physical, the instrument is both physical and in destructible, but we don’t assume the tuning can exist without the lyre

he argues platos argument does not give us conclusive evidence for the immortality of the soul, arguing that the soul might be more like the attunement of a lyre string, which disappears when the string is broken