The Immortality of the Soul
From Body, Soul and Personal Identity
- Created by: Olivia Grace Matthews
- Created on: 09-05-15 18:30
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- The Immortality of the soul
- Dualistic approach says that our body is an outer shell to house the soul
- The body is destined for decay but the mind is for higher realities like justice and goodness
- This belief that the soul exists after death is called the immortality of the soul
- Descartes agreed that when an individual dies their soul continues to God
- Christians do not agree whether the resurrected form is identifiable
- Not all Christians agree on whether it is a physical or spiritual resurrection
- Personal Identity and an immortal soul
- Challenges to dualism include..
- Is our identity only the result of memories etc? Does new body have no influence?
- Bernard Williams = Memories are not a good guide to identity. Also from physical character
- And how we recognise one another
- Bernard Williams = Memories are not a good guide to identity. Also from physical character
- What about the casual effects between mind and body? eg. drugs and alcohol
- Modern science has shown links between mind and brain so how can the mind survive on its own?
- The mind appears casually dependant on the brain
- If minds are non-physical objects, how can they cause anything to happen in the physical world?
- Eg. if my mind is not linked to body how does my thought that I will run for the bus cause the physical action?
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