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But a closer link is drawn between the two stories when Anytus hears that
>>But a closer link is drawn between the two stories when Anytus hears that
Socrates, on his deathbed, has said: "Death is only the separation of the
soul from the body. . . . Men who fear death love the body, and probably
power and money, as well."
*******
While Socrates may have said something like the above; he's totally wrong on
the sentiment. The love of money and power are manifestations of a fear of
death, the source of the idea of a duality of the "soul" and the body. The
pyramids and Pharaoh's say it all....
Ian
- Thread context:
- H-ASIA: CFP Seminar on Globalisation and India's Environment, Bombay, Feb. 2001 (fwd),
Anthony DCosta Mon 20 Nov 2000, 18:13 GMT
- Re: a closer link . . .(was a dark novel. . .),
Timework Web Mon 20 Nov 2000, 17:52 GMT
- agreed,
Jim Devine Mon 20 Nov 2000, 17:49 GMT
- James M. Blaut; teacher, activist,
Louis Proyect Mon 20 Nov 2000, 16:44 GMT
- But a closer link is drawn between the two stories when Anytus hears that,
Lisa & Ian Murray Mon 20 Nov 2000, 15:35 GMT
- A dark novel about the new economy,
Louis Proyect Mon 20 Nov 2000, 14:20 GMT
- smoking and taxes,
Michael Perelman Mon 20 Nov 2000, 08:52 GMT
- Jim Blaut on Lenin and the National Question -- Part 1,
Yoshie Furuhashi Mon 20 Nov 2000, 06:24 GMT
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