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One of the most thought provoking philosophers in history was Socrates. Through the words of Plato his thoughts have been conveyed to generations since his time. One of his most engaging topics of contemplation was that of the immortality of the soul. Using his reasoning skills he formulated a vague, yet revolutionary theory on what the concept of a ‘soul’ is and all that it entails. In Plato’s Phaedo, Socrates argues that the soul is immortal and that we must rise above our physical nature in order to gain true knowledge. In the Phaedo, Socrates friends suggest that the soul may perish. Socrates believes that the soul is immortal and if a person detaches himself from the physical pleasures of the world his soul may become free to follow the gods into Hades. However, if the soul has indulged in the physical pleasures it will be riveted to the body or it may not want to go with the gods to Hades and so this soul will remain here among the ‘living’ and be thrust back into the physical world once the desire for the physical becomes strong enough. Socrates friends mused over the probability of reincarnation of the soul from one body to another body. Cebes, one of Socrates’ friends, argued that this is so because