Mind, Body And Soul Flashcards
What did scholar Plato believe?
Souls immortal
Realm of forms
What did scholar Keith ward believe?
“Defending the soul”
Immortal soul and linked in biblical teachings - many problems we’d face if we abandoned belief in soul and bible helps support immortal soul
We’d become less moral as not believe in an immortal soul diminishes the sanctity of life
What did scholar Rene Descartes believe?
“Meditations on First Philosophy 1641”
Said there’s a clear distinction between soul and body
He was sure he had a mind but doubted he had a body but couldn’t doubt his own existence as a thinker
Therefore body and mind (soul)have to be two distinctly different things
What did scholar Gilbert Ryle argue?
“Concept of Mind”
Cannot be distinct things as they aren’t separate
Says any talk of mind being separate from body is like talking about a ghost in a machine - mistake
Cannot be separate as body is part of way mind works and mind isn’t an invisible force behind the body
What did scholar Richard Dawkins argue?
“River out of Eden” and “the selfish gene”
Couldn’t be separated and it’s absurd to believe in an immortal soul - was too supernatural and humanity/evolution is wonderful in its self and we don’t need god to live fascinating life
We have everything we need on earth to learn and find truth about
What did Melvin Tinker believe?
“Dawkins Dilemmas in the Briefing”
Emphasises that Dawkins lived purely on basis on evolution and wasn’t open minded to any other possibilities
