mind-body interaction. She said in her letter wrote to Descartes “how the soul can determine the spirits of the body to produce voluntary actions.” (Elizabeth‚ 11) They wrote letter to each other to ask questions and to answer each other’s questions. As we read along the letter‚ we can see the questions and answers of both Elizabeth and Descartes are irresistible. Descartes pointed his theoretical points that “This ‘I’ – that is‚ the soul‚ by which I am what I am‚ is entirely distinct from the body; and
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Questioning the Immortality of the Soul Collin O’Gorman September 27‚ 2012 Philosophy 1001: Human Nature Section 104 During anyone’s last hours on Earth‚ they would probably want to spend time with loved ones and reflect on everything that has happened in their life. However‚ Socrates had different intentions; he instead wanted to spend the little time he had left to philosophize one last time with his friends. The topic of discussion was the soul and Socrates’ goal was to prove to everyone
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of Plato’s works regarding the same. Plato asserts that universal knowledge is not acquired‚ but rather‚ is inherently present in humans from birth. This “knowledge of the forms” was gained by the soul in an existence preceding entry into the physical realm. Fused within its mortal tabernacle‚ the soul subsequently “forgets” its previous realm and universal lore. Plato therefore argues that “all wisdom is recollection” (Biffle 216) of that which was learned prior to mortality. This notion remains
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life and happiness attained the highest of the celestial sphere‚ and its branches extend above ground and below (Reat‚ 1975). It was believed that the tree has a soul and has a special‚ peculiar only to it‚ sacred mystical power. Ancient people believed that trees possess great wisdom and that a person who is able to feel sense of the soul of the tree can learn a lot from it. Thus‚ I would like to be a tree of ancient wisdom because people are always looking for it and only wisdom of nature is eternal
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of conversation had been Socrates’ conception of the soul. Inasmuch as all of those present were aware of the fact that Socrates would be put to death that day‚ they wanted to know what their beloved teacher believed concerning the nature of the soul. There were many questions that they would like to have answered‚ including: What assurance or proof do we have that souls actually exist? How is the soul related to the body? What happens to the soul at the time of death? Does it disintegrate into nothingness
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survives the death‚ specifically the soul‚ and if it does where or when it goes post death. Embodied existence is the idea that we can in a physical sense‚ survive death and live on as physical matter‚ rather than an aspect of us‚ such as our soul living a spiritual‚ disembodied existence after death. Dualism is the theory that our body is distinctly separate from our soul‚ that as humans we consist of two separate entities. Plato‚ a famous dualist believed that the soul is eternal‚ and that our embodied
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holds the theory that “same body is correlated with same soul” and claims that “the two are intimately related but not identical” (Perry‚ 371). One is material‚ it has shape and size‚ it could be seen‚ touched and perceived – that is the body; and the other one is immaterial‚ it has no shape‚ size or color‚ it cannot be perceived – that is the soul. He thinks that survival after death is possible. According to him‚ after the body dies‚ the soul that belongs to the death body‚ its consciousness‚ continues
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Evaluate the claim that the soul is distinct from the body (June 2011) There are two main theories which argue either for or against the soul being distinct from the body. The first theory is called dualism‚ most dualists believe that we as humans are made up of two parts‚ the physical body and then the soul. Compared to the other main theory which is very different to Dualism‚ Materialism. Materialists believe that we are just 1 aspect‚ which is physical and that the physical can explain everything
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where an individual’s character is formed‚ strength of mind increased and intellect is sharpened‚ finally resulting the individual to stand on his own two feet. He was a man of religion‚ and strongly believed that the true essence of man lies in his soul‚ which is something he possesses in addition to his body and mind. However‚ he did not preach on religious methods‚ as he firmly believed that religion does not mean doctrines or creeds or rituals.
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information he used to make judgments and evaluations about the world around him. Epicurus believed in the soul and believed that the soul provided locomotion to the body as well as created facial expressions and the like. For the soul to do this‚ however‚ the soul must be material. Here is a simplified argument for materialism that would have been in line with Epicurus thinking about the
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