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A 5 page research paper that examines the question of what constitutes human nature, specifically the relationship between the body and the mind. This question has been a topic pondered upon and studied since antiquity. Philosophers since Plato have considered the nature of knowledge and how this relates to the structure of the human mind. The following brief survey of thought on this subject shows not only the remarkable longevity of this topic, but also how these questions continue to be addressed by present-day scholars. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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since Plato have considered the nature of knowledge and how this relates to the structure of the human mind. The following brief survey of thought on this subject shows not
only the remarkable longevity of this topic, but also how these questions continue to be addressed by present-day scholars. Plato held that the universe is made up of two principles
-- mind and matter, each of which is wholly distinct from the other. Plato held that matter is a "dull weight" that the mind must carry because the mind is
embedded in matter (Frost, 1962). In other words, matter is the raw material on which mind works, and has no form or reality other than what is allocated to it
by mind. Therefore, matter is nothing, according to Plato, until it is impressed by mind with ideas (Frost, 1962). In the world that can be perceived, things change; therefore,
it is also a world that can contain mistakes and deformities. Plato formulated his theory to account for this, as well as the existence of evil in the world. He
posited that a "real" world does exist in which the true forms of things can be found. He referred to this as the world of "ideas" (Frost, 1962). In this
world, one would find the "ideal tree of which all trees which we see are copies, the ideal house and ideas of all other objects in the universe" (Frost, 1962,
p. 11). These "ideas" or "forms" (Frost states that Plato used both words to describe this concept) were not created, but have rather existed since the beginning of time in
a perfect state (1962). Centuries later, the dualistic view proposed by Plato can still be seen in the philosophy of Rene Descartes. Descartes proposed a dualistic view of mind
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