Socrates, Plato, Augustine, and Aquinas – Dualism and Theories of the Soul

Fill-in-the-blank flashcards covering Socratic dualism, Platonic soul structure, The Republic, and Augustine–Aquinas metaphysical framework.

Socrates' life-long mission is to __.

know thyself

The quote 'The unexamined life is not worth living' is associated with __.

Socrates

For Socrates, the body is __.

imperfect

For Socrates, the soul is __ and permanent.

perfect

Plato added three parts of the soul: Rational Soul, Spiritual Soul, and __ Soul.

Appetitive

In The Republic, justice in the human person is attained when the three parts of the soul are __.

harmoniously working

In Plato's view, the rational soul should govern the affairs of the human person, whereas the spiritual self and the __ soul should be kept in check.

appetitive

Augustine and Aquinas claimed that the body is bound to die and the soul is to anticipate living eternally in __ with God.

communion

Aquinas argued that man is composed of Matter and __.

Form

In Aquinas' framework, Matter is called __.

Hyle

In Aquinas' framework, Form is called __.

Morphe

Form is the __ of a substance; it is what makes a dog a dog.

essence

Hyle + Morphe = __.

Real thing

Thus, humans react based on while dogs react based on .

rationality; instinct