Man's Embodiment: Plato and Aristotle Flashcards
This philosopher claimed that the main is a soul.
Plato
He defined this as the self - initiating motion or the source of motion
Soul
Plato claims that the soul has three parts, namely?
Rational element, spirited element, and the bodily element
This element if responsible for the reason and language.
Rational Element
This element is responsible for hunger and appetite.
Bodily Element
This element is responsible for emotion such as hate, anger, love and others.
Spirited Element
The three elements are arranged in hierarchy namely:
- Rational Element
- Bodily Element
- Spirited Element
He states that in our reality, the mind must control the heart and the stomach.
Plato
This philosopher claims that man is not solely a soul but a body endowed with life.
Aristotle
This is called the principle of life.
Soul
This is also the giver of life of the body.
Soul
What are the three kinds of soul?
- Vegetative soul
- Locomotive soul
- Rational soul
This is the soul of the animals and it has the powers of reproduction.
Locomotive soul
This is the soul of man and it has the powers of reproduction, assimilation, locomotion, sensation and reason.
Rational soul
This is the soul of plants and trees and it has the powers of reproduction and assimilation
Vegetative soul