(1) What concepts does the author clarify? Does the author effectively use quotations in clarifying these concepts?
(2) Are there concepts the author should have clarified, but did not? Which concepts and why?
(3) What is the author’s explanation of Socrates’s reasoning? Does the author effectively use quotations in reconstructing Socrates’s reasoning?
(4) What grade would you give this essay and why?
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Prompt: At Phaedo 78b-81a, Socrates argues against Cebes that the soul is indivisible and so cannot be dissolved upon death. Carefully reconstruct his argument for this conclusion. Be sure to clarify all of the important concepts you use in reconstructing the argument. And be sure to quote the text to support your interpretation of the argument. (Finally, make an objection to Socrates’s argument.)
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