philosophers Flashcards
Founder of western philosopher
Socrates
Socrates
systematic questioning about the self
true task of philosopher is to know oneself
Every man is composed of body and soul
socrates
Plato
supported the idea that man is a dual nature of body and soul
Three components of the soul
rational soul
spirited soul
appetitive soul
What is rational soul
way of thinking
reasoning
judging
What is appetitive soul
soul of cravings
desires and cravings of a person
What is spirited soul
accountable of emotions
Augustine
man is a bifurcated nature
body is bound to die on earth and soul is to anticipate living eternally in a realm
Thomas Aquinas
man is composed of two parts; matter and form
soul is what animates the body, it is what makes us human
matter or hyle in greek
common stuff that makes up everything in the universe
form or morphe in greek
essence of a substance or a thing
Rene Descartes
father of modern philosophy
conceived of a human person as having a body and mind
body is nothing else but a machine attached to the mind
What is cogito ergo sum
i think therefor, i am
John Locke
british philosopher