Professional Custom Accounting: What is the ‘Nature of soul’ argument, and for what is it arguing?

Professional Custom Accounting: What is the ‘Nature of soul’ argument, and for what is it arguing? Plato’s Phaedo *What is the ‘argument from imperfection,’ and for what is it arguing? (74-76). Explain in your own words. *What is the ‘Nature of Read More …

Professional Custom Accounting: What were Socrates’ own reasons behind his ‘calling’ as a philosopher?

Professional Custom Accounting: What were Socrates’ own reasons behind his ‘calling’ as a philosopher? The Apology of Socrates What was Socrates on trial for? What were the two main accusations leveled at him? What were Socrates’ own reasons behind his Read More …

Professional Custom Accounting: What view did the Pythagoreans have of the soul, which later greatly influenced Plato?

Professional Custom Accounting: What view did the Pythagoreans have of the soul, which later greatly influenced Plato? The Pre-Socratics Who was the first philosopher (in ‘the west’ anyway), and what question was he trying to answer? What are the two Read More …

Professional Custom Accounting: What are conditional statements and why do philosophers use them?

Professional Custom Accounting: What are conditional statements and why do philosophers use them? Name some self-contradictory statements (at least two) and why they contradict themselves. *What is the principal of non-contradiction? What is the ‘anatomy’ of an argument? *What are Read More …

Professional Custom Accounting: What are ‘first principles’ or ‘basic assumptions’?

Professional Custom Accounting: What are ‘first principles’ or ‘basic assumptions’? What is Philosophy?* 1. What is the etymological meaning of the word ‘philosophy’?   2. What are some of the ways that philosophy differs from other disciplines? 3. What are Read More …