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What is a Soul? | Prof. Marie George

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Is There Such a Thing as a Soul?

The soul is the life principle. The cause that explains why the squirrel was running around before it got hit by the truck. Most religions would probably not say that a plant has a soul. Yet for Aristotle, if your plant is putting out leaves or flowers or so forth, then it's got to have a soul. It'sgot to have a life principle. Another thing that's common in religion is the idea that souls are spiritual entities.

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