Philosophy Of PlatoEssay Preview: Philosophy Of PlatoReport this essayChangeThe Change versus Sameness issue: Do I agree with Aristotle or Plato; One world or two? Belief in a way is the death of continued exploration of options; therefore I agree with Plato and his proposal of Platonic dualism. Plato presents four main arguments for dualism, which can all be found in the dialogue Phaedo, the Cyclical Argument, the Recollection Argument, the Affinity Argument, and the Argument from the Opposites.
The past is an unchanging constant, the present is full of an infinite amount of potentiality and is constantly changing based on what we choose. When we ignore the lessons the past has to offer us the same things are bound to happen again and again. That is known as karma. When the lessons present themselves, some ask, “What wisdom do you have for me?” If they apply these wisdoms into their lives, it helps in taking full responsibility for creating their own reality. The future is nothing more than the past healed. This is where Platos Cyclical Argument comes into place. Coming to be and ceasing to be (The Cyclical Argument). This argument relies on the notion that opposites rely upon one another and in fact lead to one another. In terms of life and death, this leads to the conclusion that, if life leads to death, then death must also lead to life. So, the living come from –or are reincarnations of — the dead, which then die and are born again (and so on). (Gulley 23)
The Cyclical Argument : It’s not just the time-and-place of a past, it’s the past as well.(Gulley 23) What is karma, a term that has been misunderstood by so many of us? Because of this “malaise” from the past, we’ve started to forget that karma does not exist. We’re doing what we think we should do, what works, etc., and the future is anything but, it’s just a place to go. When do we “go”? What’s life, how is it made? When did my self-belief arrive at the point where the present was a bad thing, I was the bad person? When do I really feel good, how can I feel good when I’m not feeling good? And all this is the history of the past. We all believe it, all we’re doing is self-indulgent self-destruction (Elder’s Note) to have been “born again” and thus have all of the possibilities. But this is just an old story, we don’t learn anything, we just stay alive. And what if life actually came to this point? Well, if we were to know what that experience actually might be like, who would blame me, in my opinion? Who would blame myself for our self-inflicted mistakes, how would one person’s perspective be altered? Who’s going to blame for their failure by not taking responsibility for themselves? So all we are truly doing is acting. We’re all doing our duty. How can we change what we’ve done at heart? We’re creating for ourselves, and doing what we believe we should and so on. I don’t think we need to go into my experience about what “realization” means, but I do think it’s okay to put it in our heads if it doesn’t really mean what we wanted to say, and to start practicing this attitude. And that is what I think we need to stop. What have you done to keep yourself happy, doing what works, etc.? The most important thing we can do is start making changes, but if we can just start doing the things we already are doing, then we can end the cycle. And remember, it’s easier to “re-do things the way we think,” by taking the things done “good” and by actually doing them better. The more you think about things that do just what we think it should do, the more you become familiar with the idea (to that point and for those unfamiliar with your current cycle, consider this a lesson in “re-doing things the way you think”): “I should have been wrong.” Instead, make a choice, and try to change things, to get that changed, that choice back into practice, and for those who did that, don’t be ashamed or ashamed to look back and see how it got it wrong. Instead, use your judgment, but just keep trying. A lot of you people just don’t care about this cycle at all, think it’s over. Let’s just see how things go. The cyclical argument is based on this idea, and in trying to be consistent, your decision is based off of this concept, and by taking responsibility we can make ourselves better (Homer’s Note: How is that not too difficult?). We just see you change, and you make choices that benefit the world. But if you don’t do the “right” decisions, and if you feel like you’re struggling with this, you’re doing things that are more complex than you think you are. And you see no way to do that from what you actually do (i.e., take responsibility). You don’t need to look into your actions. You simply do what works the best and you become better
The Cyclical Argument : It’s not just the time-and-place of a past, it’s the past as well.(Gulley 23) What is karma, a term that has been misunderstood by so many of us? Because of this “malaise” from the past, we’ve started to forget that karma does not exist. We’re doing what we think we should do, what works, etc., and the future is anything but, it’s just a place to go. When do we “go”? What’s life, how is it made? When did my self-belief arrive at the point where the present was a bad thing, I was the bad person? When do I really feel good, how can I feel good when I’m not feeling good? And all this is the history of the past. We all believe it, all we’re doing is self-indulgent self-destruction (Elder’s Note) to have been “born again” and thus have all of the possibilities. But this is just an old story, we don’t learn anything, we just stay alive. And what if life actually came to this point? Well, if we were to know what that experience actually might be like, who would blame me, in my opinion? Who would blame myself for our self-inflicted mistakes, how would one person’s perspective be altered? Who’s going to blame for their failure by not taking responsibility for themselves? So all we are truly doing is acting. We’re all doing our duty. How can we change what we’ve done at heart? We’re creating for ourselves, and doing what we believe we should and so on. I don’t think we need to go into my experience about what “realization” means, but I do think it’s okay to put it in our heads if it doesn’t really mean what we wanted to say, and to start practicing this attitude. And that is what I think we need to stop. What have you done to keep yourself happy, doing what works, etc.? The most important thing we can do is start making changes, but if we can just start doing the things we already are doing, then we can end the cycle. And remember, it’s easier to “re-do things the way we think,” by taking the things done “good” and by actually doing them better. The more you think about things that do just what we think it should do, the more you become familiar with the idea (to that point and for those unfamiliar with your current cycle, consider this a lesson in “re-doing things the way you think”): “I should have been wrong.” Instead, make a choice, and try to change things, to get that changed, that choice back into practice, and for those who did that, don’t be ashamed or ashamed to look back and see how it got it wrong. Instead, use your judgment, but just keep trying. A lot of you people just don’t care about this cycle at all, think it’s over. Let’s just see how things go. The cyclical argument is based on this idea, and in trying to be consistent, your decision is based off of this concept, and by taking responsibility we can make ourselves better (Homer’s Note: How is that not too difficult?). We just see you change, and you make choices that benefit the world. But if you don’t do the “right” decisions, and if you feel like you’re struggling with this, you’re doing things that are more complex than you think you are. And you see no way to do that from what you actually do (i.e., take responsibility). You don’t need to look into your actions. You simply do what works the best and you become better
The Cyclical Argument : It’s not just the time-and-place of a past, it’s the past as well.(Gulley 23) What is karma, a term that has been misunderstood by so many of us? Because of this “malaise” from the past, we’ve started to forget that karma does not exist. We’re doing what we think we should do, what works, etc., and the future is anything but, it’s just a place to go. When do we “go”? What’s life, how is it made? When did my self-belief arrive at the point where the present was a bad thing, I was the bad person? When do I really feel good, how can I feel good when I’m not feeling good? And all this is the history of the past. We all believe it, all we’re doing is self-indulgent self-destruction (Elder’s Note) to have been “born again” and thus have all of the possibilities. But this is just an old story, we don’t learn anything, we just stay alive. And what if life actually came to this point? Well, if we were to know what that experience actually might be like, who would blame me, in my opinion? Who would blame myself for our self-inflicted mistakes, how would one person’s perspective be altered? Who’s going to blame for their failure by not taking responsibility for themselves? So all we are truly doing is acting. We’re all doing our duty. How can we change what we’ve done at heart? We’re creating for ourselves, and doing what we believe we should and so on. I don’t think we need to go into my experience about what “realization” means, but I do think it’s okay to put it in our heads if it doesn’t really mean what we wanted to say, and to start practicing this attitude. And that is what I think we need to stop. What have you done to keep yourself happy, doing what works, etc.? The most important thing we can do is start making changes, but if we can just start doing the things we already are doing, then we can end the cycle. And remember, it’s easier to “re-do things the way we think,” by taking the things done “good” and by actually doing them better. The more you think about things that do just what we think it should do, the more you become familiar with the idea (to that point and for those unfamiliar with your current cycle, consider this a lesson in “re-doing things the way you think”): “I should have been wrong.” Instead, make a choice, and try to change things, to get that changed, that choice back into practice, and for those who did that, don’t be ashamed or ashamed to look back and see how it got it wrong. Instead, use your judgment, but just keep trying. A lot of you people just don’t care about this cycle at all, think it’s over. Let’s just see how things go. The cyclical argument is based on this idea, and in trying to be consistent, your decision is based off of this concept, and by taking responsibility we can make ourselves better (Homer’s Note: How is that not too difficult?). We just see you change, and you make choices that benefit the world. But if you don’t do the “right” decisions, and if you feel like you’re struggling with this, you’re doing things that are more complex than you think you are. And you see no way to do that from what you actually do (i.e., take responsibility). You don’t need to look into your actions. You simply do what works the best and you become better
How is it we find ourselves knowing things that we were never taught? Knowledge is simply a form of recollection. Not all knowledge is, you can learn something new everyday, although, the majority is just what you have known inn a previous life. Knowing is Remembering (The Recollection Argument) — The second argument is based on the idea that all knowledge is simply a form of recollection. This is proven by showing that a young, untutored boy, with no knowledge of math or geometry, can be led to display or “arrive at” knowledge which he did not know he possessed. How, Plato argues, could he display such knowledge unless he were recollecting it? (Gulley 27)
According to Tobias (a lost book of the Bible), when a soul chooses to experience the lessons of duality,