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The Issue With Non-Christian Mind-Body Dualism
Plato deserves and has much respect in the world of philosophy even after all these years – we can still learn from him and his life. He held to a worldview that believed there was both a body and a mind as Christians do. However, the issue with non-Christian mind-body dualism is that there’s no proof of it other than Plato really wants his system to work.
TIMELINE:
00:00 – Believers In Mind & Body Dualism
01:05 – Plato & Forms
05:50 – How Do We Know About The Form Realm?
07:38 – The Student Becomes The Master
08:39 – Explanation For Motion?
12:54 – Aristotle Fairs No Better
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Today’s short clip comes from episode 202 which can be found here.
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