Part one of term paper
The first item of discussion in Socrates' argument is the separation of the body and the soul. Socrates gains full agreement from Simmias and Cebes when he says that death is simply a separation of the body and the soul. He then makes the argument that this parting is what the philosopher should look forward to and work for. Socrates als ...

Part two of term paper
... are unable to achieve complete knowledge of these truths because the desires and the needs of the body get in the way. On line 67e, Socrates says, "If we are ever to have pure knowledge, we must escape from the body and observe matters in themselves with the soul by itself." Socrates also points out that the pleasures of food and drink, sex and ornamentation are all worthless acquisitions because the body becomes worthless after death, reminding us again of the separation of body and soul. S ...