This work argues that the body is an (*) impediment to a philosopher's well-being.
A counterargument in this work uses the example of harmony and a lyre to suggest that the body can be tuned like an instrument. This work warns that we must not come to hate reasonable discourse, for just as people can become misanthropes, people can become misologues. This work posits that there are seen and unseen existences, arguing that the senses can only perceive that which is always changing, while that which is unchanging remains invisible to us. That idea is part of this work's affinity argument. This work argues that the body is an (*) impediment to a philosopher's well-being. This work is framed by a conversation between Echecrates and Xanthippe, and it posits that acquiring knowledge is merely an act of recollection. Cebes and Siminias are the chief interlocutors in this dialogue, which takes place after Crito and argues for the immortality of the soul. For 10 points, name this Platonic dialogue which culminates with Socrates' death by hemlock.
A counterargument in this work uses the example of harmony and a lyre to suggest that the body can be tuned like an instrument.
Phaedo