Overview
In both Plato and Buddhism we saw that the way we live influences how we die and what happens after death. In order to give an account of how to live and how to die, both philosophies described their conceptions of what a human being is, how desires influence our lives now and after death, and what happens after we die.
Compare and contrast Plato’s views with those of Buddhism.
In your essay be sure to define and explain the following concepts:
- what is a human being is
- prisoner in a prison/body and soul in Plato
- anatta (or anatman) in Buddhism
- reincarnation in Plato/transmigration in Buddhism
- how our desires (the body in Plato and trsna/tanha in Buddhism) affect what happens after we die