Cm 3 sa Philoshit Flashcards
heavily
influenced Christianity
Plato’s ideas
was related to the idea
of the afterlife wherein the
soul of a human being is sent
to the heavens in order to
join our creat
World of forms and ideas
exist in the world because our
physical body corrupts the
soul.
Imperfections and evils
hastened by the mortal soul encountering people and experiences that contain
touches of divinity and recall to his memory the Truth he
beheld in his preexistence
Regrowth of the wings
a human being is composed of body and soul, but argues that the human is essentially his soul
For Plato
the body as a prison of the soul, which prompts him to set the ideal of liberating the soul from the body.
Plato
The soul is
Immortal
the body is
Mortal
Plato divided the soul into three parts:
the rational, the
spirited, and the appetitive.
He also made an analogy of the
tripartite soul with what he calls the
Plato and the”Ideals of the Society”
The “Ideal Society” was made up of three citizens:
the rulers,
soldiers, and the workers.
The rulers’ counterpart is the….. and which is symbolizes …….
In the head and symbolizes reasoning
The soldier’s counterpart is the….. and which is symbolizes …….
In the chest and symbolizes being spirited or passionate
The worker’s counterpart is the….. and which is symbolizes …….
In the stomach and symbolizes the appetite
What us the invidual, function, and virtue of ruler
Invidual- head
Function- rational
Virtue- wisdom
What is the invidual, function, and virtue of soldier
Invidual- chest
Function - spirited
Virtue- courage
What is the invidual, function, and virtue of workers
Invidual- stomach
Function- appetitive
Virtue- Moderation/temperance
considers things as composed of two co-principles which
he calls matter and form
Aristotle
Aristotle considers things as composed of two co-principles which he calls
Matter and form
principle which actualizes a thing and what makes a thing what it is.
Form (act)
This refers to the soul.
Form(act)
is viewed as the potentiality to receive the form
Matter (potency)
This refers to the body.
Matter( potency)
Like Plato, Aristotle also divides the functions of the soul into three:
nutrition, sensation, and intellection
Function that we share with plants
Nutrition
Function that we share with other animals.
Sensation
Not only separates us from other beings but also defines us as human beings.
Intellection
The “I” in the statement is
only the thinker or the knower.
the existence of the soul is more distinct and clearer than the existence of the body.
For descartes
Certain chains of events have us pause and question things
in our lives.
This is what Gabriel Marcel call reflection.
According to Marcel, there are two kinds of reflection:
primary and secondary reflection.
Occurs when we inquire about things in a distant and objective
manner.
Primary reflection
Cannot occur without involving the inquirer into his inquiry.
Secondary reflection
If the question is answered by filling out information sheets,
Form of primary reflection
if the question is answered by ignoring numerical representations, like what is my purpose in life,
Secondary reflection
part of the human person and must not be separated as we are obviously linked to our body
Body
that owning a body entails certain conditions and responsibilities toward it.
Marcel’s ideas
Heidegger calls human beings
Dasein
which literally means being there.
Dasein
is a knowing search
for beings in their thatness and
whatness.”
Questioning
Deformed and Obstinate
The moral horse
Noble and game
Immortal horse
have a much more turbulent ride.
Mortal
The charioteer joins a procession of gods, led by
Zeus
The ridge of heaven, beyond which he may behold the Form
essences of things like Beauty, Wisdom, Courage, Justice, Goodness, everlasting Truth and absolute Knowledge.
He also made an analogy of the
tripartite soul with what he calls the
Idral society
