Plato, Souls, and Motions

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dc.contributor.advisorMorrison, Donald R.
dc.creatorPrince, Brian D.
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-08T00:37:45Z
dc.date.available2013-03-08T00:37:45Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractPlato's late works contain an unexpectedly consistent treatment of the physics and metaphysics of souls. In the course of showing this, I argue that: (1) the middle period dialogues Phaedo and Republic assume, but do not mention, a Form of Soul; (2) the Timaeus contains a physical theory according to which all changes of every kind are forms of spatial motion; (3) Plato's view of souls as self-movers is identifiable in more of his late dialogues than is usually recognized (namely, in the Statesman as well as in the Phaedrus, Timaeus, and Laws ); (9) in the definition of souls as self-movers, "motion" should be read as "spatial motion" rather than "change" in general, and (5) neither the Phaedrus nor the Timaeus contains the claim that human souls are immortal, while both dialogues contain a concept of "soul-stuff;" a material from which individual souls are manufactured.
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dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS PHIL. 2011 PRINCE
dc.identifier.citationPrince, Brian D.. "Plato, Souls, and Motions." (2011) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/70396">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/70396</a>.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/70396
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectPhilosophy
dc.subjectReligion
dc.subjectTheology
dc.subjectSocial sciences
dc.subjectPlato
dc.subjectSoul
dc.subjectMotion
dc.subjectForm
dc.subjectKinesis
dc.subjectTime
dc.subjectMetaphysics
dc.subjectClassical studies
dc.titlePlato, Souls, and Motions
dc.typeThesis
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thesis.degree.departmentPhilosophy
thesis.degree.disciplineHumanities
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy
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