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Question 1

descartes

Answer 1

i think therefore i am
can think of the mind separately from the body therefore must be separate

Question 2

kant against descartes

Answer 2

proves that we think, not that we are only thinking beings

Question 3

plato

Answer 3

substance dualist
soul from WoF
argument from equal sticks/ beauty/ justice
soul is eternal but temporarily trapped in body

Question 4

ryle

Answer 4

ghost in the machine
arguments for soul make a category error
like trying to distinguish team spirit from a physical sports team

Question 5

swinburne

Answer 5

materialist
explanation of the world cannot only be given by explaining physical things
must also account for the individuals experiencing the world in their mind

Question 6

aristotle

Answer 6

soul and body are separate but linked like a stamp imprint in wax
soul cannot exist without body
3 levels of soul- vegetative, appetitive, rational

Question 7

hick

Answer 7

neuroscientist and lake example
brain and mind are linked but there is more to the mind than just the physical brain

Question 8

vardy

Answer 8

afterlife is temporal because it is embodied
must be embodied because a body is ‘an integral part of my being who I am’

Question 9

dawkins

Answer 9

soul 1, soul 2 (soulfulness)
soul 2 is being awakened by science

Question 10

physical impacts mind

Answer 10

drugs/ caffeine/ alcohol
phinneas gage
cannot be completely separate if one impacts the other