... is because our soul cannot exist without our body. Similarly, our body cannot function as a living thing without our soul. However, Plato's theory states that the soul existed before it inhabited the body in the world of Forms. At conception the soul descends from the world of Forms and inhabits the body. However, once the body eventually dies the soul ascends back into the world of Forms where it joins with the Form of the Good. Because of this 'cycle' Plato believed that the soul was immortal. The Platonic soul comprises three parts: 1. The Logos 2. The Thymos 3. The Pathos Each of these had a function in a balanced and peaceful soul. The logos equates to the mind. It allows for logic to prevail, the thymos comprises our emotional motive that which drives us to acts of bravery and glory, the pathos equates to the appetite that drives humankind to seek out ...

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