Plato aims to be able to prove this to everyone through rational logical arguments; most of these are established in "Phaedo." ... Plato's third argument appears to be the weakest of all three and is often referred to as the argument from affinity. ... Plato is, for all intents and purposes, saying that "the soul is eternal, because the body is not eternal." ... Plato gives a clear view of this through his "Analogy of the Charioteer" written in his dialogue "Phaedrus." In this analogy Plato gives reason the role of the charioteer, he then states that there are two horses in control of t...

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Aristotle's ideas were derived from Plato's view of the world and it's relation to absolute Forms. In contrast to Plato's beliefs, Aristotle felt that the basis of true reality can be determined by what exists in the physical world, not by an incomprehensive world of Ideas. ...

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The argument of empiricism versus rationalism, in other words one can draw on the thoughts and theories of Locke in opposition to the beliefs of Descartes. The argument between empiricism and rationalism can be broken down to the simple form of Locke's imperialism being that all knowledge derives from the senses, against Descartes" belief that information can be known in advance of experience through innate ideas. Locke is considered to be the founder of British empiricism, while Descartes is considered to be the father of modern philosophy. They both have two distinct epistemic syste...

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