{"product_id":"two-concepts-of-the-soul-ryan-topping-9780761834014","title":"Two Concepts of the Soul in Plato's Phaedo: A Beginner's Guide to the Phaedo and Some Related Platonic Texts on the Immortality of the Soul","description":"\u003ci\u003eTwo Concepts of the Soul in Plato's\u003c\/i\u003e Phaedo is a fresh study of Plato's psychology with particular focus on his arguments for the immortality of the soul. Through detailed textual study, this new work examines the structure of the dialogue making explicit the nature of the argumentation within the text and its relation to Plato's other accounts of immortality. The author argues that the view of the soul in the \u003ci\u003ePhaedo\u003c\/i\u003e can be usefully separated into two concepts, which he terms the \u003ci\u003ebasic\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003etotal\u003c\/i\u003e concepts. The basic concept consists of the features of the soul that are not used by the character Socrates as the foundation for arguments showing either the pre-existence or post-existence of the soul. In addition to the features contained in the basic concept, the total concept includes the features used as the basis of arguments intending to prove either the pre-existence of the soul, as well as the features of pre-existence and post-existence themselves. This book will prove useful to upper-level undergraduate or graduate students of ancient philosophy, philosophy of the mind, classics, and ancient history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ryan Topping\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 076183401X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780761834014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.09w x 0.22d","brand":"Ryan Topping","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059646951679,"sku":"9780761834014","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bce618ef-5994-4842-aa42-26d2e02f3308.jpg?v=1685059490","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/two-concepts-of-the-soul-ryan-topping-9780761834014","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}