A way in which we can reach knowledge is by ruling our appetitive part of the soul, because the desires bring our soul down. Our bodily desires don’t let our soul to reach its higher pursuit of knowledge. Hence, our body is always in conflict with our mind. This idea is reinforced by this citation in his work Phaedo: “the body provides us with innumerable distractions in the pursuit of our necessary
sustenance, and any diseases which attack us hinder our quest for reality” (page 145, par... displayed 300 characters
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This idea is reinforced by this citation in his work Phaedo: “the body provides us with innumerable distractions in the pursuit of our necessary
sustenance, and any diseases which attack us hinder our quest for reality” (page 145, par. 2). In addition, the acquisition of knowledge requires some time and we know that most of our time and attention it is used for our body... displayed 300 characters
