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nature and existence of soul
- Nature
- Incorporeal (without material form)
- immortal essence of a
person
- Aristotle - sol was not a distinct substance
from the body. the soul is closer to the idea of
a life force
- Aquinas - the soul animates the body and gives it life
- Incorporeal (without material form)
- Existence
- Plato
- The 'use' argument
- a user differs from what is used
- A human being uses his/her body
- therefore a human being must be
different from the body
- a person is either a body or a soul. therefore a
person must be a soul
- a person is either a body or a soul. therefore a
person must be a soul
- therefore a human being must be
different from the body
- A human being uses his/her body
- a user differs from what is used
- the 'recollection argument
- things in the world of senses are not
perfect. eg: beautful things are not
absolutely beautiful
- we would not have this certainty if we did not
already know what absolute beauty is
- therefore we must know absolute beauty innately
- therefore we must have lived before birth
- therefore we must have lived before birth
- therefore we must know absolute beauty innately
- we would not have this certainty if we did not
already know what absolute beauty is
- things in the world of senses are not
perfect. eg: beautful things are not
absolutely beautiful
- the 'opposites' argument
- in nature we observe cycles of opposites eg hot -> cold etc
- reasonable to suppose that when we die, we will be transformed into
something else.
- reasonable to suppose that when we die, we will be transformed into
something else.
- in nature we observe cycles of opposites eg hot -> cold etc
- The 'use' argument
- Plato
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