Can the Soul Exist Without the Body and Possess Cognitive Capacities - Custom Essay

Philosophers have often wondered whether the soul can exist without the body, and, if this is the case, whether the soul, even without the body, can possess cognitive capacities, such as sensation and knowledge. Anlayze Homer's, Plato's and Epicrus' views on this issue. Which one, if any, is ultimately more convincing?

Essay components:

1. Thesis. 
2. Homer's view of body and soul.
3. Epicurus' conception of the soul and of its relation to the body.
4. Plato's ontology.
5. Plato's argument from recollection. 
6. Plato's account of recollection in the Phaedrus. 

When citing Homer's book XI of the Odyssey, indicate the page of the handout, for example (Odyssey, Book XI, p. 4). When citing Plato, use Stephanus numbers, for example (Phaedo 63b), (Phaedrus 246c). When citing Epicurus, indicate the title of the letter's addressee and the page number, for example (Herodotus, p.2).