Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-06-13

want the evidence of some who present. for
self at that time confined by Sickness very possible
nothing is said Of it by Xenophon might have held
any discourse the subject all
Besides all that Socrates is represented by Plato have
on this subject far from amounting thing like
edge and real belief with respect appears in the dis
courses of Jesus and the writings of the Apostles
cordng Plato generally speaks state and the condition
OF men in it. as the popular belief which might be
IT, says he, what said be true shall in another
no more In DEATH, he his judges,
sense OF things or as is said into other place. and
will be better; be out of the power of partial
judges, and before impartial Mino Rhada
manhus acus Triptolcmus and Others who demigods
Taking his leave of them, he depart
continue in M but which Of these better gods can
tell; for in my opinion, can know this"
His first argument is that every thing in nature has its
contrary, death have also, and followed by
life, day follows night vigilance always follows
sleep But might not be said that for the every thing
that is bitter time other become sweet and every
thing that is sweet become bitter?
His second argument is that all present acquired knowledge
only the recollection of what knew before
But what evidence there of this?
His third argument that liable
corruption by separation of the parts of which they
but the mind simple substance and therefore be
by the dissolution of the body in death
This certainly the plausible argument three but
it is of too subtle give much satisfaction. II
have several powers and affections, and be furnished with
pcy of IDEAS there the evidence of its being compound
there with respect body the power of thinking
and be suspended though the substance rcmans A
The Plato concerning are by no
clear and distinct they by him their natural
consequences, they by the Stoics afterwards
Matter always acknowledged to be incapable any kind of
action and always thought be acted upon Whereas
igneou of the soul supposed give natural activity
Agecaby this says power of moving
ITSELF
He is uniform in denying what called passion to
mind He must therefore, in gross when he
Where there passion there must be generations and this applies
the body meaning doubt that where there is generation
there must be succession of beings produced from another
that the death of may make others Whereas mind
incapable of such thing and consequently of that kind OF
passion which leads to 1t must therefore, be immortal and in
this doctrine Plato is perfectly uniform and consistent.
Every SOUL he says is immortal That which always in
motion from eternity but that which moved from another
have end Accordingly he mentioned the prccxstence well
the immortality of the SOUL and in the East
always together and always ascrbed Pyhagoas the
soul and the body being supposed have only temporary
ton particular purpose The soul existed he
before bodies Produced and is the chief agent in the
changes and the ornament of the body
Agccaby this doctrine of pre- existence Plato maintained
that all the knowledge acquire there only the rccocc
ton OF what knew in former 1t bchooves he
understand how sensations united and this
is the recollection of what the SOUL when lin of perfection
with God, before"
So greatly SUPERIOR heather philosophers
the body the latter being entirely subservent
former, that the
whole self and the body thing foreign
mind Plato says all that call ourselves and the body
it,, meaning 1t only after DEATH he says when
got the clog the body
really whether compound simple and the whole of its cond
ton 1t this upposOn of the independence the mind
the body that he advances of his arguments for the Immortality
of the soul The SOUL he die by
the body but only by disorder peculiar itself The
by the death of the body, does become
body punishment injustice other
punishmcnts death freedom every evil Since
then the death the body depraviy
destroy the soul it be immortal