PHIL 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: On The Soul
5 Mar 2017
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Book i: philosophy of mind", epistemological > origin, nature, limits of human knowledge, soul is principle of life (de anima = on the soul ) Gives different living functions (higher functions dependent on lower functions: potentialities of living things: Perception: sense-organ affected & changes caused inside, sense-organ receives form of object. 1: dealings with traditional mind-body problem are perfunctory (routine) Total neglect of problems of psycho-phsyical dualism & facts of consciousness. Main point? physical processes are processes of living things; distinction bw living & non-living. 3. little attention given to role of concepts of person, subject of consciousness, and personal identity. *remove substance, object loses identity: actuality > 2 forms knowledge i, contemplation. *forms/ideas are mind-dependent: common to every soul > 1st actuality of a natural body which has organs. Soul + body (subject & matter) = animal. Soul is idea (blueprint) of human body: potentiality vs. actuality.
