About the lecture

In this module we look at Plato and Aristotle’s initial contributions to the mind-body problem, long before the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment. In particular, we focus on (i) the distinction between dualist and monist solutions to the problem (ii) Plato’s commentary on the immortality of the soul in the Phaedo (iii) Aristotle’s hylomorphism, and the implications of his view that the soul is the form of the body.

About the lecturer

Dr Ralph Weir is a lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Lincoln. His research interests are in the philosophy of mind and metaphysics. In 2017 he was named IVP Young Philosopher of Religion. His recent publications include 'Does Idealism Solve the Mind-Body Problem?' In The Routledge Handbook on Idealism and Immaterialism (2021) and 'Private Language and the Mind as Absolute Interiority' In From Existentialism to Metaphysics: The Philosophy of Stephen Priest (2021)