Mind Body Soul - Metaphorically? Flashcards
Metaphor v Reality - Intro
individuals perception of how Q understood - rest on understandings of human nature.
understandings stemmed from 2 broad app to soul:
dualism: comprised of 2 sep subs
materialism: made of physical matter alone
thinkers P+Des defend S more than just word attributed for bviour, so argue soul SHOULD understood as reality
despite materialists rejecting this, favouring metaphorical app, NETHER convincing
property middle ground :)
Metaphorically? - P1
Both P+Des treat soul as REALITY through SD
desc both
leibniz law
SOME ARG: succ explain quals (eg mental events subjective quals like “feel”- cannot reduce to physical)
RYLE HIGHLY CONVINCING ATTACK
explain cat error
Metaphorically? - P2
ON OPPOSITE END OF DEBATE - materialism- metaphor or non ex
•modern M views (eg Dawkins) assume no part of person that=non physical ❌👻
JUST AS DUALIST THINKERS DONT DO JUSTICE TO OUR EXP AS 1 (split exp) HARSH M THINKERS DONT DO JUSTICE OF EXP OF LIVING AT ALL!!!!
eg Susan Blackmore- memes
Dawkins Soul 2️⃣-somewhat meaningful way to speak of soul??
however general lang of Ms “robot vehicles blindly prog” not sensitive of beauty of everyday exp
also cannot explain how opinion/emotion=no more than physical chem reaction🧪🧬
Metaphorically? - P3
CAN BE SEE MIDDLE GROUND, ARI PERSPECTIVE = MORE LOGICAL GRASP
M reduces humans to “walking bags of chem compounds”💣(K Ward)
Prop dualism gives S purposeful meaning
essence/props giving characteristics
2 cannot divide- we are body and soul
same as M?
❌A makes distinction in hierachy gives soul superiority - we observe have ability to reason!
Anscombe
What did Anscombe put well?
“BODY IS AN ACT OF MAN QUA SPIRIT”
body+soul result tog in purposeful matter to make up human being
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