during the whole of time, and not just life which happens in such a short space of time. Socrates then tries to demonstrate to Glaucon how the soul must be immortal. He begins by differentiating between good and bad, in that badness always manifests itself in destruction and corruption, in comparison to goodness which manifests itself in preservation and benefit. His argument then follows as such: the evil that is associated with certain things is that which is cap!
             able of destroying it, such as in inanimate objects, like rot in wood
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