The Soul

Question 1

What is a dualistic view of the soul

Answer 1

That there are two distinct parts to a person. Their body and their soul

Question 2

What is a monist view of the soul

Answer 2

The two distinct parts to a person are united and work together in unison

Question 3

What is a materialistic view of the soul

Answer 3

That there is no soul and there is no deprecate invisible part to a person

Question 4

Which view does Plato adopt

Answer 4

A dualistic view

Question 5

What analogy does Plato use to explain his view

Answer 5

The analogy of the cave

Question 6

What does Plato believe the soul contains

Answer 6

The essence of a person. Their personality

Question 7

What is platos quote to go with the soul

Answer 7

The body is the prison of the soul

Question 8

How many parts does Plato believe the soul has

Answer 8

3

Question 9

What are platos three parts to the soul

Answer 9

Reason emotion and desire

Question 10

What analogous does Plato use to represent the three parts to the soul

Answer 10

The analogy of the charioteer

Question 11

What is the reason part of the soul

Answer 11

The difference between right and wrong

Question 12

What is the emotion part of the soul

Answer 12

The ability to feel. To love and be courageous

Question 13

What is the desire part of the soul

Answer 13

All of the bodies wants such as food and water

Question 14

What evidence does Plato lack in his theory of the soul

Answer 14

Empirical evidence

Question 15

What is Richard Dawkins view of the soul

Answer 15

It is counter intuitive and we can’t prove something that we can’t see

Question 16

What view would Aristotle adopt

Answer 16

A monist view

Question 17

What are aristotles three types of souls

Answer 17

Rational animal and nutritive

Question 18

What is a nutritive soul

Answer 18

A soul of a plant which only purpose is to reproduce

Question 19

What is an animal soul

Answer 19

A soul of an animal that has emotion and reproduces

Question 20

What is a rational soul

Answer 20

A human soul that can reproduce contain emotion and know between right and wrong (morales)

Question 21

What two examples does Aristotle use to explain his view of the soul

Answer 21

The axe and the eye

Question 22

Explain the analogy of the axe

Answer 22

The axe would be the body and the soul would be its ability to chop

Question 23

Explain the analogy of the eye

Answer 23

The body would be the eye and the soul would be it’s ability to see

Question 24

What two parts does Rene descartes say we a comprised of

Answer 24

An immaterial mind and a physical body

Question 25

What view does descartes adopt

Answer 25

A dualistic view

Question 26

What is descartes quote in relation to the soul

Answer 26

The mind is entirely and truly distinct from the body and may exist without it

Question 27

What kind of dualist is descartes

Answer 27

A substance dualist

Question 28

What approach does Richard Dawkins have to the soul

Answer 28

A hard materialistic view

Question 29

How does Gilbert ryle approach the soul

Answer 29

He calls it a category mistake

Question 30

What does Gilbert Ryle mean by category mistake

Answer 30

We have incorrectly identified what the soul is

Question 31

What amplify does Gilbert Ryle use to explain his view

Answer 31

A cricket match with team spirit

Question 32

What view does Gilbert Ryle take on the soul

Answer 32

A monist view