Plato's view of the soul (OCR A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Plato's position on soul & body
Plato's position on soul & body
Dualist - two separate entities
Dualism definition
Dualism definition
Idea that there are two distinct entities
Nature of Plato's soul
Nature of Plato's soul
Eternal - lived before body & returns to Forms after death
Number of elements in tripartite soul
Number of elements in tripartite soul
3 elements
Three elements of tripartite soul
Three elements of tripartite soul
Reason/logic, Emotion/spirit, Appetite
Most important element of soul (Plato)
Most important element of soul (Plato)
Reason/logic
Role of reason/logic
Role of reason/logic
Understanding Forms & gaining knowledge of truth
Emotion/spirit unchecked leads to
Emotion/spirit unchecked leads to
Recklessness & conceit
Appetite unchecked leads to
Appetite unchecked leads to
Lives of hedonism
What does charioteer represent in Plato's analogy?
What does charioteer represent in Plato's analogy?
Reason - guiding emotion & appetite
When tripartite soul works best
When tripartite soul works best
When reason is in control of emotion & appetite
Type of arguments for soul's existence
Type of arguments for soul's existence
A priori arguments
Argument from opposites: key premise
Argument from opposites: key premise
Every quality comes from its opposite
What does life-death chain prove exists?
What does life-death chain prove exists?
Immaterial, eternal soul
Anamnesis
Anamnesis
Soul remembering knowledge of the Forms