Single Idea 24050

[catalogued under 17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 8. Dualism of Mind Critique]

Full Idea

If the soul is something distinct from the mixture, why then are the being for flesh and for the other parts of the animal destroyed at the same time?

Gist of Idea

If soul is separate from body, why does it die when the body dies?

Source

Aristotle (De Anima [c.329 BCE], 408a25)

Book Reference

Aristotle: 'De Anima (on the psuche)', ed/tr. Reeve, C.D.C. [Hackett 2017], p.14


A Reaction

An obvious response to this reasonable question is to say that we see the body die, but not the soul, so the soul doesn't die. The problem is then to find some evidence for the soul's continued existence.