Soul, mind and body (OCR A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Substance dualism definition
Substance dualism definition
Mind & body are 2 distinct substances w/ distinct properties
Why substance dualists say mind & body differ
Why substance dualists say mind & body differ
Body is material w/ form; soul is immaterial w/o form
Descartes' book on certainty & knowledge
Descartes' book on certainty & knowledge
The Meditations
Descartes' central question in The Meditations
Descartes' central question in The Meditations
What, if anything, can I know for certain?
Descartes' method of radical doubt
Descartes' method of radical doubt
Hyperbolic doubt
Descartes' view on empirical knowledge
Descartes' view on empirical knowledge
Cannot trust it; senses have deceived him before
Descartes' dream argument
Descartes' dream argument
Can't be certain of reality as dreams seem real until waking
Descartes' evil demon hypothesis
Descartes' evil demon hypothesis
Evil demon could manipulate mind to believe false truths
Latin phrase 'cogito ergo sum'
Latin phrase 'cogito ergo sum'
I think therefore I am
Why Descartes reached 'cogito ergo sum'
Why Descartes reached 'cogito ergo sum'
If he's deceived/dreaming, he must exist to be deceived
Why Descartes is a substance dualist
Why Descartes is a substance dualist
Can be certain mind exists, not body = different substances
Pineal gland's role for Descartes
Pineal gland's role for Descartes
Connects soul & body; 'principle seat of the soul'
What are 'animal spirits' (Descartes)
What are 'animal spirits' (Descartes)
In pineal gland; control imagination, senses, movement, memory
Descartes' phrase for the pineal gland
Descartes' phrase for the pineal gland
The principle seat of the soul