Philosophy How are Plato's and Descartes' views of the soul/self-similar? (Short) Both Plato and Descartes believe that the soul/self is best (or only) to think and learn separate from the body and it
Philosophy How are Plato's and Descartes' views of the soul/self-similar? (Short) Both Plato and Descartes believe that the soul/self is best (or only) to think and learn separate from the body and it
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Both Plato and Descartes believe that the soul/self is best (or only) to think and learn separate from the body and its faculties. According to Plato, “the soul reasons best without bodily senses.” Plato claims that sight, hearing, pain, and pleasure are a distraction to the soul in its search for reality, and that true knowledge can only be achieved with pure thought alone. “The body confuses the soul and prevents it