Philosophers- Mind Body And Soul

Question 1

Plato

Answer 1

• soul and body are two separate entities
• temporarily united
• immortal soul
• tripartite soul (chariot )

Question 2

Aristotle

Answer 2

• substance
• soul and body joined, when body dies so does soul
• various kinds of soul ( plant and animal )

Question 3

Descartes

Answer 3

Dualist
Hyperbolic doubt
Mind body and soul cannot be the same thing (they have different properties)
Pineal Gland

Question 4

Gilbert Ryle

Answer 4

Ghost in the machine
Materialistic VIEWS
category mistake
-soul is not an addition but a way of describing a persons functions

Question 5

Richard Dawkins

Answer 5

Materialistic
No part of a person that is non-physical
Survival machines

Question 6

Richard Dawkins Quote??

Answer 6

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Question 7

Anthony Flew

Answer 7

Alice in Wonderland (Cheshire cat)- slowly disappears until a smile is left, impossible.
Nonsensical for there to be a soul that outlives the body