Platonic concept of 'forms'

Discuss why the Platonic Socrates characterizes philosophy as 'practicing for dying' in the Phaedo

There were almost thirty dialogues written by Plato. He wrote Phaedo almost in the beginning of his middle period. The Phaedo is considered to be the master piece in the literature of Plato, and it plays a vital role in the communication of Plato's philosophy. Plato has made discussion about the philosophy of death. The friends of Socrates were aware of the death; therefore, they went to find out Socrates in prison. Socrates has presented a view against the objection. He defended his point of view in Phaedo. He believes that his defences will be helpful in order to justify his position. According to him, the one aim of the philosophy is to practice for dying and death. The Phaedo proves Plato's proof for the existence of an immortal soul.

In his theory of recollection, Plato states that the aim of the soul is to regain lost knowledge from previous lives. Plato believed people were ignorance, that they are only aware of their current state. He claimed the soul was the one responsible to humans` awareness of the `real life`. This lost knowledge that asserts human from making ideal mistakes is storage forever in their soul. The existence of our consciousness and basic knowledge can contribute to the existence of the soul. In Plato`s dialogue Meno, Plato presents this idea through a dialogue between Socrates and Meno. Socrates` uneducated slave is set to solve a mathematical question. To everyone`s surprise the slave solves the equation correctly. Socrates argues that there is no way the boy could have learned the answer in his current life. He asses that a part of him, that lived in a different life time, is the one that carries ...