Prelim Flashcards
What did Aristotle emphasize in The Republic?
All three parts of the soul must work harmoniously to attain justice and virtue in a person. The body is just a shell of the soul.
Aristotle (384 - 312 B.C)
According to Aristotle, what is the self composed of?
Body and soul, mind and matter, sense and intellect, passion and reason.
What should govern all of a human person’s life activities?
Reason supreme in a human person and so should govern all of life’s activities.
What tends to happen when reason rules over the senses?
The human person tends to live a happy life.
Where does perfection and happiness come from according to Aristotle?
Perfection and happiness come from wisdom and virtue. Wisdom is true knowledge and virtue is doing what is best for you.
What does the Golden mean theory emphasize?
Moderation; avoid the extremes; avoid too much and too little.
What is the self according to Socrates?
The self exist in two parts:
1. Physical, tangible, and mortal aspect (body)
2. Immortal soul
Believed that when we are alive our body and soul are attached. When we die, our body stays in the physical realm while our soul travels in the ideal realm.
What is the true self according to Socrates?
True self is not to be identified with what we own, true self is our soul.
Dictum ignorance is the beginning of wisdom.
What is the advice given by Socrates?
Advice: ‘Know Thyself’
Famous quote: ‘The unexamined life is not worth living!’
What is the self according to Plato?
The self is an immortal soul in a mortal perishable body.
Soul has a tripartite nature:
1. Appetitive Soul - responsible for the desires and cravings of a person
2. Rational soul - thinking, reasoning
What is the advice given at the beginning of wisdom?
Know thyself
Advice: Know thyself
Who is credited with the famous quote ‘The unexamined life is not worth living’?
Plato (426 - 348 B.C.)
Famous quote: The unexamined life is not worth living
How is the self described in relation to the body?
The self is immortal soul in a mortal perishable body
What is the tripartite nature of the soul according to Plato?
Soul has a tripartite nature
- Appetitive soul - responsible for the desires and cravings
- Rational soul - thinking, reasoning, and sensing
