Question

Plato - but not Aristotle - claimed that human nature has...?

Answer 1

Answer:

... a spiritual aspect, as exemplified in "Phaedo" where Plato has Socrates argue that the self - the soul - is immaterial and immortal and survives our bodily death. He argues this on the basis that the soul can perceive non-material ideals that do not exist in this world.

Explanation:

Plato (428 BC-347 BC) was a Greek philosopher, considered one of the leading thinkers of his day. A disciple of Socrates, he sought to convey a deep faith in reason and truth by adopting Socrates' motto "the wise is the virtuous." He wrote several philosophical dialogues, including "The Republic", a work divided into ten volumes.

He was a teacher of Aristoteles, but unlike his student, Plato believed that human nature has a spiritual aspect, as exemplified in "Phaedo", where Plato has Socrates, argues that the self - the soul - is immaterial and immortal and survives. to our bodily death. He argues this based on the fact that the soul can perceive nonmaterial ideals that do not exist in this world.