The Mythological Aspect of Plato’s Phaedo as Disclosing the Soul’s Ontological Significance

The Mythological Aspect of Plato’s Phaedo as Disclosing the Soul’s Ontological Significance

This essay offers an interpretation of Plato’s Phaedo, which proceeds in two parts: (1) methodological interpretation of myth and (2) application of the method to the analysis of the soul. The paper claims that the myths in this dialogue are not limited to the explicitly mythical sections but that t...

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Published in:Philosophies (Basel) Vol. 9; no. 3; p. 89
Main Authors: Marren, Marina, Marren, Kevin C.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Basel MDPI AG 01-06-2024
Subjects:
Analysis
Criticism and interpretation
Earth itself
Hades
logoi
Minotaur
muthoi
Mythology
Myths and legends
Ontology
Philosophers, Ancient
Plato
Soul
space
Speeches
Greece
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Summary:This essay offers an interpretation of Plato’s Phaedo, which proceeds in two parts: (1) methodological interpretation of myth and (2) application of the method to the analysis of the soul. The paper claims that the myths in this dialogue are not limited to the explicitly mythical sections but that the entirety of the Phaedo—including the arguments that it presents—is saturated with myth. Through this interpretive lens, the soul, as it appears in the Phaedo, ceases to be characterized as a mere thing and gains an ontological dimension.
ISSN:2409-9287
2409-9287
DOI:10.3390/philosophies9030089