PHL100Y1 Quiz: Philosophy Critical Summary Notes- Plato Republic Book 4 Parts of the Soul
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Write a critical summary of rp iv 436a "do we do things with the same parts of ourselves" to 441c "that"s exactly right" on parts of the soul. When the soul is trying to oppose itself, there are parts. The spirited part is unlike the appetitive part because it can oppose it, and unlike the rational part because it can develop since birth. Socrates argues that there ae three parts of a soul, because each opposes the other. One reason to reject this argument is that the parts can work together to create a whole without being in opposition. The argument achieves to persuade me because it gives me reason to believe that a person has different desires, therefore different parts corresponding to those desires. These further guide questions should guide you in your reading of the text. Bring in the answers only as they are relevant to the five questions above;
