Term Papers on Plato & Augustine

Term Paper Title	Plato & Augustine
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Plato & Augustine
Philosophy

Plato & Augustine

            There are many great philosophers that have passed through the ages, but none more intriguing than Plato and Augustine.  These two men have very different views, yet are similar on many levels.  Their ideas on death, the spiritual realm vs. the physical realm, and an added preference for the spiritual are aspects in which these two philosopher’s views of reality are similar, yet insufficient biblical models.

            To both Augustine and Plato, death is a release form the physical realm into the spiritual.  Plato feels that death is a positive aspect of reality because the physical realm is eternally changing and is based on opinion, so nothing can be real or achieve perfectness while inhabiting the physical form.

            Another aspect in which these two men are similar in thought is the dualistic perspective of the spiritual realm over the physical realm.  The physical realm is full of misconceptions and is not perfect, but the spiritual realm is the inverse of that.  For this reason, the spiritual realm is sought out and favored by both philosophies.

            The third portion of the reality views these two truth-seekers have in common is setting a...

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