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... though not to the extent that Plato does. The Christian God is a rational one as demonstrated in the Bible teachings which calls us to seek after wisdom. Finally, the immortality of the soul is central to the Christian faith even up to today. This declaration gives the evidence of the existence of heaven and hell. Plato demonstrates that the soul is immortal and continues to live even after death. Though hell is considered spiritual death, the soul does continue to exist in whichever destination it arrives in for eternity. Plat’s teachings are found to build the foundations of Christian beliefs since they apply in all situations of Christianity. However, Nietzsche does not support the views given by Plato and in his discussion Christianity and it’s believes does not exist. In addition, God is dead as described by Nietzsche.
PLATO’S AND NIETZSCHE ARGUMENT ON BELIEF
This paper discusses on two philosophers that is Plato and Nietzsche argument on belief. Plato believed in god while Nietzsche was against god as he condemns Christianity, therefore this essay brings out their views on religion at various aspects.
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| language |  | english |
| wordcount |  | 2379 (cca 6.5 pages) |
| contextual quality |  | N/A |
| language level |  | N/A |
| price |  | free |
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Table of contents
1.0 INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 PLATO’S IDEA OF GOD 1
1.2 PLATO’S VIEW OF KNOWLEDGE 2
1.3 PLATO’S IMMORTAL SOUL 3
1.4 PLATO AND PAUL 3
2.0 NIETZSCHE 4
2.1 NIETZSCHE AND CHRISTIANITY 4
2.2 LOGIC AGAINST RELIGION 5
2.3 GOD IS DEAD 6
2.4 NIETZSCHE AND KNOWLEDGE 6
3.0 CONCLUSION 7
4.0 REFERENCES 8
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PLATO’S AND NIETZSCHE ARGUMENT ON BELIEF 1.0 INTRODUCTION During his life Plato shared many Christian beliefs with the Christian faith. He believed in a god who would is the Christian God in mast areas. He emphasized on knowledge and wisdom and believed in the immortal soul. In his analogies he used Paul to give his views on the ideal city. Plato gives a clear distinction between belief and action in his argument. He described that the original church was more concerned with action that belief. Plato gives a good example of how Paul addressed the congregations on actions to one another rather than denouncing acts over faith. Paul’s message was that people should do acts ...... though not to the extent that Plato does. The Christian God is a rational one as demonstrated in the Bible teachings which calls us to seek after wisdom. Finally, the immortality of the soul is central to the Christian faith even up to today. This declaration gives the evidence of the existence of heaven and hell. Plato demonstrates that the soul is immortal and continues to live even after death. Though hell is considered spiritual death, the soul does continue to exist in whichever destination it arrives in for eternity. Plat’s teachings are found to build the foundations of Christian beliefs since they apply in all situations of Christianity. However, Nietzsche does not support the views given by Plato and in his discussion Christianity and it’s believes does not exist. In addition, God is dead as described by Nietzsche.
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