If soul and body are not ontologically distinct substances but aspects of one unified entity, the asymmetric causalclaim presupposes a Cartesian dualism Kilwardby has not established.
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Ontologically distinct(as what Aristotle argues perception and reason are NOT)
Completely separate in what they actually *are* as things—not just different functions, but fundamentally different kinds of existence.
Presupposes(as describing what Plantinga's argument takes for granted)
Assumes something to be true without proving it—like how an argument might presuppose that logic works, without first arguing that logic is valid.
Soul and body(as the subject of the philosophical debate)
The idea that humans have two parts: an immaterial, non-physical mind or spirit (soul) and a physical body. Philosophers debate whether these are separate things or just one thing.
substances(Used to distinguish the category of substance from that of property in ontology.)
Individual objects; the entities that properties are predicated of.