PHI 237 1st Edition Lecture 8Shoemaker Embryos, Souls and Four Dimensions cont.VII. Two Historical Conceptions of the Soul – Aquinas and Augustine1. Aristotle was a philosopher- Thomistic and Hylomorphic of the soulo Hylo – mattero Morph – shape or form Theory about matter and form - Have a certain form- Matter arranged in a certain way / form o Form = soul and matter- Matter isn’t the same as the body - Soul gives it a certain type of structure and arrangement- Death soul leaves body2. Nature of the soul is to be embodied- Comes into existence to be embodied and give nature- Configure and rise to human body - Death is a depravation- Soul exist when death but cant do all the things it used to - Soul is incomplete by itself needs to be embodied- Soul is supposed to configure matter2d. Soul and matter not two different things- What they make is human soul & matter- Not soul - not mater but human combination3. Augustinian views similar to Plato and Descartes- Soul and human body are distinct can think on their own- One substance is soul and body is another substanceThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Soul = mind- You are this immaterial beingo Connected to soul and body but not the same as body immaterial ghost
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