In ancient Western philosophy, Plato affirmed both a pre-natal life of the soul and the soul’s continued life after the death of the body.
Where does the soul go after death Plato?
Plato said that even after death, the soul exists and is able to think. He believed that as bodies die, the soul is continually reborn (metempsychosis) in subsequent bodies.
Does Socrates believe in an afterlife?
The idea of death is discussed by both Socrates and Epicurus, with both philosophers having a mutual belief that it should not be feared. Socrates’ view is that there is either an afterlife, or that death is an eternal sleep.
What did Plato say about heaven?
The good souls were directed to heaven; the others to the underworld. Plato describes this place of heaven as one of joyous reunions that contained “beautiful sights.” The underworld, on the other hand, is quite the opposite.
