Soul, mind and body Flashcards
what is desquamation?
within the span of seven years, every cell of your body will die and be replaced, including the brain.
You are literally not the same person you once were so should you be held accountable for the actions of another body or mind?
What is Plato’s view of the body?
physical
in a constant state of change and cannot be the source of knowledge
learns only through physical sensory experience (which is inferior knowledge as senses cannot be trusted)
What is Plato’s view of the soul?
the soul is eternal, it exists before birth and after death
once the body dies the soul will be set free
the form of a human
unchanging and immortal
What does Plato believe is the most important part of people?
their inner life (psyche) which contained all their hopes, opinions, motivations, and emotions.
the ‘real’ part of a person as it cannot decay and is immortal
Plato hating on the body quote
“the body is the source of endless trouble to us by reason of the mere requirement of food; and is liable also to diseases which overtake and impede us in the search for true being”
What are the three components of Plato’s idea of the soul?
1) reason
2) emotion
3) apetite
What did Plato mean by reason being one of the three components of the soul?
Reason allows us to gain knowledge, understand the forms and act in a moral manner.
What did Plato mean by emotion as one of the aspects of the soul?
emotion inspires love, courage but if left unchecked could cause recklessness and conceitedness
What did Plato mean by appetite as one of the aspects of the soul?
Appetite encourages us to look after our physical needs but can be distracting, cause hedonism, and reduces us to the status of animals.
What does the charioteer represent in Plato’s analogy of the Charioteer?
Reason is the charioteer as it is keeping the horses in check, ensuring they are not distracted and are moving in the same direction.
What do the horses represent in Plato’s analogy of the charioteer?
the horses are emotion and appetite, they are being guided by the charioteer to ensure that they don’t obscure reason.
What is the argument from Knowledge in Phaedo (Plato’s book)
learning is recalling.
If we use the example of equals of equality. Nobody has ever seen the form of the concept. but within the world of flux and change, we grasp the universals that are not affected by time and space.
there must be something within us that is equally unaffected by flix and chance that has the ability to grasp these concepts.
What is the argument from opposites from Phaedo (Plato’s book)
the physical world consists of opposites.
death must come from life and life must come from death
suggesting perpetual recycling of human souls from the realm of the living to the realm of the dead and back.
rebirth- Plato suggests that tyrants will be reincarnated as wolves or drunkards but philosophers will enjoy the company of God’s
What is a criticism of Dualism?
it doesn’t match our human experience because we see ourselves as one
Why is the argument for the cycle of opposites not fool-proof?
because it omits the fact that we do not experience it, we can recognize opposites but we cannot argue that black brings about the existence of white.
