The Nature and Existence of the Soul (AQA A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Plato's Forms
Plato's Forms
Perfect, eternal, metaphysical Ideas; physical things are instances
Why soul is immortal (Plato)
Why soul is immortal (Plato)
Non-material & simple (no parts), so cannot be destroyed
Three parts of psyche (Plato)
Three parts of psyche (Plato)
Logical/reasoning, thumos (spirited), appetitive
Aristotle's psyche
Aristotle's psyche
Principle of life; what distinguishes living from dead/inanimate
Nous (Aristotle)
Nous (Aristotle)
Rational thought; distinctively human intellect
Plato vs Aristotle on soul-body
Plato vs Aristotle on soul-body
Plato: separate & immortal; Aristotle: inseparable, one being
Descartes: res extensa vs res cognita
Descartes: res extensa vs res cognita
Extended substance (matter) vs mental substance (mind)
Cogito ergo sum
Cogito ergo sum
'I think, therefore I am' - Descartes' proof via doubt
Ryle's 'Ghost in the Machine'
Ryle's 'Ghost in the Machine'
Ridicule of Cartesian dualism as category mistake
Hume: problem counting souls
Hume: problem counting souls
Not in space/invisible, so can't verify one body = one soul