Philosophy Exam 3

Soul

The principle of life in a body that is actually or potentially possessive of life

Body

Has organs, pores, and/or the ability to breathe and the source of the powers

The 5 powers

Thinking, imagination, perception, nutrition, and locomotion

3 parts of imagination

Apperception, dreaming, combinig images, and making quick inferences habitually

3 aspects of thinking

Absracts essences from matter

Combines essences into judgments

Syllogism

Apperception

Inwardly sensing what you’re outwardly sensing

Syllogism

The systematic combination of judgments in arguments

Argument on soul and body

Is soul, itself, a body? No. If soul were a body, there would be two bodies in one plenum, which is absurd.

Argument on universal soul

Is there one, overarching, cosmic soul? No. If there were, then we would not have our own thoughts.

Is soul immortal?

The soul is not inherently immortal, because at some point you did not exist.

Will soul survive the demise of the body.

Maybe, but only the thinking part

The Essential Attributes of God

Thought thinking itself

Pure Actuality

The Unmoved Mover

The Most Divine/ “erotic” Being

Thought Thinking Itself

God is always thinkng God

Rest

God is always at rest because he is always satisfied

Rest for people is Sabbath

Sabbath

A day to worship/honor God and indulge in good food and music

Pure Actuality

God has no matter and no deficient power because he is always thinking

Potentiality

Matter; or, a power that is not “at work”

Actuality

Essences; or, a power that is “at work”

The Unmoved Mover

God is constantly in a state of actuality because all states on potentiality are states of inferiority

Plenum

A cubic area that holds something

Why can’t a dog think?

Dogs make inferences habitually

Alright thinking repeats, but just because something repeats doesn’t make it a thinker