Self, Death and Afterlife

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The Nature and Existence of the Soul

Ten-Mark Questions

Examine the debates about the nature and existence of the soul.
Examine the debates about the nature of the soul.
Examine the debates about the existence of the soul.
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Fifteen-Mark Questions

'People's souls will continue after death.'

Evaluate this claim.

'There is little agreement on the nature and existence of the soul.'

Evaluate this claim.

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Descartes' Argument for the Soul

Ten-Mark Questions

Examine Descartes’ argument for the existence of the soul.
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Fifteen-Mark Questions

‘Descartes fails to prove the existence of the soul.’

Evaluate this claim.

‘Descartes proves the existence of the soul.’

Evaluate this claim.

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The Body/Soul Relationship

Ten-Mark Questions

Examine different understandings of the relationship between the body and the soul.
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Fifteen-Mark Questions

'There is little agreement on the relationship between the body and soul.'

Evaluate this claim.

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The Possibility of Continuing Personal Existence after Death

Ten-Mark Questions

Examine the possibility of continuing personal existence after death.
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Fifteen-Mark Questions

'When the body dies, the person dies.'

Evaluate this claim.

'There can be no life after death.'

Evaluate this claim.

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