soul, mind and body

the idea that there are two aspects to a human being, the physical and mental

the idea that human beings consist of physical matter alone

the idea that human beings are made up of one substance

dualist

that the body would not survive death but the soul would continue

intellect

spirit

desires

the charioteer, the white horse and the black horse

• searches for the truth

• aggressiveness

• the desire for what is necessary(food)

starts in realm of the forms, goes to body, goes back to the realm of the forms or reincarnation

learning is therefore remembering

• the body and soul are opposites

• one makes the other necessary

• death is an event, the soul leaving the body

soul

purpose

soul

gives form to the matter of the body

causes growth and development in the body

• Chariotte

• soul is reincarnated

soul dies when body dies

soul is separate from body

• body and mind are separate

• interact through pineal gland

• mind/soul survive with god

casting doubt on everything

'seat of the soul'

• no seperate soul

• theres only matter

• identity is linked to the physical person

• all emotions derive from the brain

• mental activity is linked to physical being

• could argue that not all characteristics are physical but emotions are not separate from the body

• consciousness is more than a brain process