Plato, Souls, and Motions

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dc.contributor.advisorMorrison, Donald R.
dc.creatorPrince, Brian D.
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-16T18:48:35Z
dc.date.available2011-08-16T18:48:35Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.descriptionThis paper was submitted by the author prior to final official version. For official version please see http://hdl.handle.net/1911/70396
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); (4) 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.citationPrince, Brian D.. "Plato, Souls, and Motions." (2011) Rice University: <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/62286">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/62286</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/62286
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRice University
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dc.subjectPlato
dc.subjectSoul
dc.subjectMotion
dc.subjectKinesis
dc.subjectTime
dc.subjectMetaphysics
dc.subjectForms
dc.titlePlato, Souls, and Motions
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dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.departmentPhilosophy
thesis.degree.disciplineHumanities
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy
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