Summary:
Provides a brief response to Plato's theory on the world of forms. Discusses merits of the theory. Concludes that nothing in `this world' is perfect, and if there is such a thing as perfection, we are not capable of experiencing it in this reality.
Soul: spirit of person/ the spiritual part of a person, believed to exist after death.
'The moral and emotional parts of men's nature, essence, farvour'
-oxfords learners dictionary.
Most people would argue that they have a 'soul' or a 'spiritual' side/part, and by that they probably mean a belief in superstitious or meta-physical ideas, such as God and Karma. But when you ask them what they mean, the response is usual quite jittery, 'you know - part of your inner self.. etc'
And I'm not even sure if I understand the word, soul. And if I want to go by the dictionary, 'part of (wo) men's nature' then I'd say it probably doesn't exist. I don't think any moral/emotional values are innate; everything is a social construct, weather Christians (just an.....
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