This document discusses Plato and Aristotle's philosophical views on the relationship between the body, soul, and spirit. Plato believed the soul is immortal and distinct from the body and spirit/mind. Aristotle viewed the soul as the form of the body that makes living bodies what they are. The Bible defines the soul as who we are as human beings, while the spirit is our connection to God. Our body is physical, the soul contains our emotions and humanity, and the spirit is how we express our love for God.

1. Body and Soul
Prepared by: Mr. Robin E.
Mallari
Module 2:
Lesson 1

2. A. Philosophical
Sources
● Plato - Plato is one of the most important
Greek philosophers. He founded the
Academy in Athens. His works on
philosophy, politics and mathematics were
very influential and laid the foundations for
Euclid's systematic approach to
mathematics.

3. A. Philosophical
Sources
● Aristotle - Aristotle was a Greek
philosopher who made important
contributions by systemizing
deductive logic and wrote on physical
subjects.
His philosophy had a long-lasting
influence on the development of all

4. Platonism – platos definition of body and
soul
● the true self is the soul.
● the soul or psyche is over and above
the spirit (pneuma) or mind (nous).
● three parts division of the human
person into body, soul, and spirit is
an important contribution of Plato.

5. Platonism – platos definition of body and
soul
● the spirit or the mind is the real self,
the true self; and this is contrasted
from the soul, which we share and
have in common with animals and
plants (sensation, passion and life).

6. Aristotelianism – Aristotle definition of body and
soul
● thinks that the material world is the only real
eternal thing, and this is contrary to Plato's
philosophy.
● The soul constitutes the "form of the body"
and, as such, constitutes the principle that
makes the living body the kind that it is as a
vegetable, animal, or human person

7. Aristotelianism – Aristotle definition of body and
soul
● Soul is immortals
● Soul is life

8. The soul is our humanity that makes us feel
emotions.
The spirit is our deeper connection with the
Lord when we believe in God and receive
Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior.
SOUL VS
SPIRIT

9. Matthew 10:28: "And do not fear those who
kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather
fear him who can destroy both soul and
body in hell."
What Is a Soul as Defined by the
Bible?
No man can kill our soul. Although they can kill our
bodies, they cannot do anything personally to affect our
souls.

10. Ezekiel 18:4: "Behold, all souls are mine; the soul of the
father as well as the soul of the son is mine: the soul who
sins shall die."
What Is a Soul as Defined by the
Bible?
Souls belong to the Lord. He created them when he created
us. This verse also mentions that any soul that sins will
experience death. Considering every human, except Jesus,
had sinned, everyone has earned eternal death. Thankfully,
God has offered a way of salvation for those whose souls
are doomed to die.

11. The soul is basically our mind, our emotions, and
our will. It is who we are as human beings. But it is
also used to express God. As written in Luke 1:46-
47, Mary’s Song, “And Mary said: My soul glorifies
the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.”
Role and Functions of the Soul

12. Let us go back to Luke 1:46-47. Mary rejoices about
God’s love shown through His only begotten son
through her spirit. This means that she enjoyed and
experienced God through her spirit. The expression
of God’s love is through our spirit.
What is the Spirit According to the
Bible?

13. It is a blessing that we have three parts, the body,
the soul, and the spirit. All of these parts have
specific functions. The body is our physical
functions and here we feel our physical senses
such as the sense of sight, taste, smell, hear, and
touch. The soul on the other hand is our humanity
that makes us feel emotions. It is our way to
What Is the Difference between
Soul, Body and Spirit?

14. Finally, the spirit is our spiritual and deeper
connection with the Lord. We express our love to
God and Jesus Christ through our spirit because
this is one of the gifts that Christ gave us when he
became human and died for our sins. And thus, we
can only use the spirit if we believe in God and
Christ and if we do the ways of the spirit.
What Is the Difference between
Soul, Body and Spirit?

15. Exercises:
Direction: Using the Ven diagram below determine the relationship
of the body, soul and spirit.
Body
Soul Spirit