Soul, mind and body (Edexcel A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Dualist
Dualist
Belief in two distinct entities (soul & body)
Plato: soul is...
Plato: soul is...
Eternal; lived in realm of Forms before birth
Tripartite soul
Tripartite soul
Soul consisting of 3 elements
3 elements of tripartite soul
3 elements of tripartite soul
Reason/logic, emotion/spirit, appetite
Reason - function in tripartite soul
Reason - function in tripartite soul
Understanding Forms, gaining knowledge of truth
Most important element of soul
Most important element of soul
Reason/logic
Emotion/spirit allows humans to
Emotion/spirit allows humans to
Love and be courageous
Appetite unchecked leads to
Appetite unchecked leads to
Lives of hedonism
Charioteer represents
Charioteer represents
Reason
Tripartite soul works best when
Tripartite soul works best when
Reason is in control of emotion & appetite
Plato: who should be rulers?
Plato: who should be rulers?
Philosophers (philosopher kings)
Argument from opposites: qualities come from
Argument from opposites: qualities come from
Their opposites
Life & death relationship (opposites argument)
Life & death relationship (opposites argument)
Life comes from death, death comes from life
What survives bodily death?
What survives bodily death?
Immaterial, eternal soul
Anamnesis
Anamnesis
Soul remembering knowledge of the Forms