Which of the following was not characteristic of Plato's teachings on the soul?
A) The first condition of the soul is desire.
B) Ideas are known only through the senses.
C) The soul consists of reason and appetite.
D) The soul exists before the body.
E) The rational knowledge of the soul is changeless.

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Plato taught that true knowledge or ideas are not accessible through the senses but through rational thought and philosophical reasoning. He believed in the existence of a world of forms or ideas that is separate from the material world perceived by the senses.

Which of the Following Was Not Characteristic of Plato's Teachings