We must no more ask whether the soul and body are one than ask whether the wax and the figure impressed on it are one.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Soul and body are one, like wax and the shape impressed on it.
- In plain terms
- Soul and body are connected like wax and a shape on it.
- What can you take from it?
- Mind and body form an inseparable unity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are mind and body separate?
- What defines identity?
Another view
Many philosophical traditions argue mind and body are distinct.
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