The concept of a 'first-person perspective' being transferred presupposes substance dualism, yet Aristotelian-Thomistic hylomorphism treats the soul as form of the body, not a separable perspective-bearer.
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A medieval Christian philosopher and theologian (1225–1274) who combined Aristotle's ideas with Christian theology; 'Thomistic' means following his approach.
form(Descartes retains scholastic terminology despite breaking with scholastic metaphysics)
Used in the original scholastic non-geometric sense — atemporal and aspatial; not a spatial or geometric property
soul(Aristotelian natural philosophy as transmitted by 'Abd al-Latif)
A principle introduced to explain animal life beyond what organs alone can account for, but insufficient on its own to explain the full range of human activity
substance dualism(Cartesian position contrasted with Anomalous Monism)
The ontological view that mind and body are distinct kinds of substances that do not share essential properties