How Might The Dualist Respond To Materialist Criticisms?

Question 1

Thinkers such as Plato and ?, and modern scholars such as Ward and ?, argue that the soul is more than just a word for ? behaviour.

Answer 1

Descartes.
Swinburne.
Physical.

Question 2

Some might argue that we can see a flaw in ? materialism if we think about the way we use ? which demonstrates that when we’re living, thinking, feeling beings, we’re more than bodies.

Answer 2

Reductive.

Language.

Question 3

It could be argued that ? can’t explain how an opinion or a ? chain of reasoning can be more than a physical ? reaction.

Answer 3

Materialism.
Logical.
Chemical.

Question 4

Theologians and philosophers like Swinburne and Ward both defend the idea that humans have ?

Answer 4

Souls.

Question 5

In his book, “The Evolution of the Soul”, ? explains his beliefs that the soul and body are ? He argues that there are ? truths about us individual which can’t be explained in physical terms. He said the human soul is unique in that it’s capable of ?, ordered and complex thought.

Answer 5

Swinburne.
Distinct.
Fundamental.
Logical.

Question 6

In his book, “Defending the ?”, Ward argues that without belief in the soul, ? becomes simply a matter of personal choice and taste. Without the soul, humanity lacks any sense of ?

Answer 6

Soul.
Morality.
Purpose.

Question 7

For Ward, it’s important that people don’t abandon the idea of the soul, because if we take the ? view that we’re no more than physical matter, then our ? currency is diminished.

Answer 7

Materialist.

Moral.

Question 8

Anglican priest, Brian ?, considers the implications for Christianity on developments in the production of ? when saying, “it doesn’t look as if God has made the world that way, but we’re not in a position to rule the idea out ‘a ?’” (from “Soul”).

Answer 8

Hebblethwaite.
AI.
Priori.