The body soul distinction is a myth derived from philosophers such as plato discuss.

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 ‘body soul distinction is a myth derived from philosophers such as plato’ discuss.

Dualism is the notion that humans have composite natures, they believe that humans have a material aspect (the material part is the physical body & brain) and a non-material part (the mind and soul). They both exist correspondingly in us we also have the ability to disembody the soul from our body.

Plato’s belief of the soul is that it is immaterial, and a persons true self, this mirrors the Hindu belief of the Atman, Hindus believe that humans have the real self, the soul. Plato also he believes the soul is pre-existent and immortal.

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Plato believes that at the end of life the soul is set free from the body, and that that our true self, or ‘jiva’ is actually imprisoned in our bodies, and that we can only fully access it by dividing the soul from the body, he says to be a true philosopher, we should aim to gather our mind into itself where it is not disturbed by any pleasures nor pains, he believes that once the soul has as little as possible to do with the body, and has no bodily sense of feeling that is when a person ...

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