soul body and mind Flashcards
soul
understood to be the non physical essence of a person
consciousness
awareness or perception
substance
a subject which has different properties to it
dualism
belief that reality can be divided into physical and non physical- two parts
substance dualism
body and mind separate substances
scepticism
questioning approach which does not take assumptions for granted
materialism
only physical matter exists
reductive materialism
mental events are identical with physical occurrences in the brain
category error
problem of language when talking about one thing in a category but it actually being from another category
monism
only one kind of existence
what does plato believe about the soul
its separate from the body
he is a dualist
platos belief about the body
its controlled by unreliable and imperfect senses
-its always changing
-its a prison for the soul
whats special about the soul for plato
-it can access the unchanging truth from the world of forms
-its immortal
-unchanging
chariot analogy from plato
soul and body struggle like chariot controlling horses
-reason man controlling horses appetite and emotion
what makes up soul for plato
-reason is man
-horses are spirit and appetite
tripartite view
where does the soul long to go for plato
to the world of forms
when are the body and soul in harmony for plato
when reason in control of appetite and spirit
when is there disharmony of the body and soul for plato
when spirit and appetite of the physical body overtake reason
how does soul end up in body from world of forms
-gets pulled by desire and ends up in world
-never ending cycle of birth rebirth and death
where can the soul go after death for plato
it can be born into another body or return to the world of forms
what does plato say in phaedo about soul and body
-every quality comes into being from opposite
-why body necessary for soul to come
-every bigger thing comes from smaller thing
-body vessel for soul but also prison
meno and the slave boy scenario for plato
-slave boy solved geometry problem even though hes uneducated
-knew from his true innate knowledge from world of forms
myth of ER for plato
soldier died in battle and body not found but day of funeral he rose from dead and told everyone about experience of afterlife
-good rewarded
bad punished
-some so bad not released
-only philosophical benefited from cycle
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message from myth of ER
-importance of seeking wisdom for soul to benefit
-each person has decision to make and takes reposnsilibity of it
-some given special drink to forget life and er not