The Role of Afterlife Myths in Plato's Moral Arguments

I will address the issue of Plato’s use of myths concerning the afterlife in the context of the ethical arguments of the Gorgias, Phaedo and Republic, and I will contend that while the arguments in each dialogue are aimed at convincing the rational part of the self, the myths are aimed at persuading...

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Main Author: Issler, Daniel William
Format: Others
Published: Digital Archive @ GSU 2009
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Online Access:http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/philosophy_theses/56
http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1055&context=philosophy_theses