How does Plato explain the negative dualism between the body and the soul?
Technical Points: 1. Your essay is to be 4 full-6 double-spaced pages (not including the Works Cited page) in black Times New Roman 12 pt. font with 1-inch margins. These requirements are not the default setting for Word. Please make the necessary adjustments. Do not use first-person and second-person pronouns. In the single-spaced left-sided heading flush with the left margin with name, class, and date, do not put the Professor’s name. [This is an exception to MLA Style.] 4. Include an introduction, body, and conclusion. 5. Use MLA Style with in-text citations. 6. Works Cited – Follow MLA Style Sheet (Copy and paste the following sources.) Hanging Indent for Works Cited: Plato. Plato in Twelve Volumes, Vol. 1 translated by Harold North Fowler; Introduction by W.R.M. Lamb. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1966. Perseus. Web. Day Month Year of access. . Soccio, Douglas J. Archetypes of Wisdom: An Introduction to Philosophy. 8th ed. Cengage, 2013. Print (or eBook). Question 1 (60 pts.) 1. a. How does Plato explain the negative dualism between the body and the soul? b. Which is the more important component for Plato? Why? Use Plato’s Phaedo, the textbook (Archetypes of Wisdom) for Plato’s Cave and Plato’s Phaedrus for the charioteer and horses. Summarize the main ideas and their supporting details; cite the pertinent sections of the three sources. In the body of the paper, cite Soccio. Cite the Phaedo [Perseus web site] and the Phaedrus [posted in “Files” on Canvas] within parentheses according to sections, for example, (Phaedo 78b4). Make a transition between paragraphs and from one answer to the next without using Arabic numbers or letters. Question 2 (15 pts.) 2. a. How could modern young adults react to Plato’s theories about this dualism? b. Explain your answer from both a positive and negative perspective. Include modern situations. Sources (3): Soccio, Phaedo, Phaedrus Perseus Web site for the Phaedo: Plato. Plato in Twelve Volumes, Vol. 1 translated by Harold North Fowler; Introduction by W.R.M. Lamb. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1966. Perseus. Web. Day Month Year of access. . http://www.perseus.tufts.edu (Upper left-hand) Gray Headings: Collections/Texts Under “Browse the Collections” Click on first selection “Greek and Roman Materials” Scroll down to Plato (click arrow) Scroll down to Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo. (English) search this work Euthyphro [Plat. Euthyph.] Apology [Plat. Apol.] Crito [Plat. Crito] Phaedo [Plat. Phaedo] sections 78b4-84b8; 105c-108c Delete just the number, replace with 78b4 or scroll down the left-hand side of screen Soccio, Douglas J. Archetypes of Wisdom: An Introduction to Philosophy. 8th ed. Cengage, 2013. Plato, Phaedrus 245e–254e
