Platonic Dulaism - secular Flashcards
1
Q
What did Plato argue in favour of?
A
substance dualism
2
Q
What does substance dualism suggest about the body and soul?
A
they are separate but interact
3
Q
what example did Plato use to exemplify substance dualism?
A
a person = like a charioteer with horses
charioteer = human reason - soul - survives death - eternal
horses = emotions and desires - physical part of body
4
Q
How did Socrates support the idea of the soul living on after death - quote?
A
‘…when I drink the poison I shall no longer remain with you, but shall go off and depart for some happy state of the blessed.’
5
Q
Who was Socrates?
A
atheist - went against religion + taught young people to have own thoughts so could go against system - sentenced to death by poison
