Human As Embodied Spirits Flashcards
a body is a complex form
made of different kinds of cells working together to
survive.
biology
It is made up of specific amounts
of traceable elements in the physical world.
physical standards
defines a body as
something made and given by a supreme deity, often
reflecting the image of the creator.
theology
A ship on which you are the captain
Plato
A container that houses your essence
St. Augustine
A machine, inside with animating ghost
Rene Descartes
Unchanging essence of a thing which exists by itself and has attributes and models that may change
substance
A form or communication driven by causation
causal interaction
is a thing, entity, or a being that can have properties
object
individual concrete objects which cannot be copied without introducing new distinct particulars
particular
a thing as it appears to be, as constructed by the mind and perceived by the senses
Phenomenon
Our body is an envelope of the soul which in turn is the guardian and protector
Lucretius
“The soul never reasons better than when it has completely isolated itself
by sending the body walk.”
Plato
“The word body is very equivocal. When we speak of a body in
general, we mean a specific part of the material and set the amount in which
the universe is composed. But when we speak of the body of a man or
woman, we hear any matter which is united with the soul of man” (Passions of
the Soul)
Rene Descartes
“I mean a mode that the body expresses the essence of God as it is
regarded as something heard, in a certain and determined.”
Spinoza
