Before and After Philosophy takes Possession of the Soul
In the Phaedo, to explain why the philosopher lives in the unusually ascetic way he does, Socrates explains what someone realizes when philosophy takes possession of his soul and how he changes his behavior on the basis of this information. This paper considers the conception of belief the character...
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| description | In the Phaedo, to explain why the philosopher lives in the unusually ascetic way he does, Socrates explains what someone realizes when philosophy takes possession of his soul and how he changes his behavior on the basis of this information. This paper considers the conception of belief the character uses in this explanation and whether it is the same as the conception Michael Frede thinks the historical Socrates is likely to have held and that the Stoics much later incorporated into their doctrine of practice. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-21e9df139d73476db6369e58e37d055b2022-12-21T21:14:21ZdeuUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)Revista de Filosofia Antiga1981-94712020-10-0114210.11606/issn.1981-9471.v14i2p53-75Before and After Philosophy takes Possession of the SoulThomas A. Blackson0Arizona State UniversityIn the Phaedo, to explain why the philosopher lives in the unusually ascetic way he does, Socrates explains what someone realizes when philosophy takes possession of his soul and how he changes his behavior on the basis of this information. This paper considers the conception of belief the character uses in this explanation and whether it is the same as the conception Michael Frede thinks the historical Socrates is likely to have held and that the Stoics much later incorporated into their doctrine of practice.https://www.revistas.usp.br/filosofiaantiga/article/view/176054SoulasceticismPlato Phaedo |
| spellingShingle | Thomas A. Blackson Before and After Philosophy takes Possession of the Soul Revista de Filosofia Antiga Soul asceticism Plato Phaedo |
| title | Before and After Philosophy takes Possession of the Soul |
| title_full | Before and After Philosophy takes Possession of the Soul |
| title_fullStr | Before and After Philosophy takes Possession of the Soul |
| title_full_unstemmed | Before and After Philosophy takes Possession of the Soul |
| title_short | Before and After Philosophy takes Possession of the Soul |
| title_sort | before and after philosophy takes possession of the soul |
| topic | Soul asceticism Plato Phaedo |
| url | https://www.revistas.usp.br/filosofiaantiga/article/view/176054 |
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