Melinda and Melissa have a very hard decision to make. Their brother, Matthew, was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident that leaves him incapacitated with the only sign of life being hooked up to life support equipment. According to his “living will” both sisters must equally agree upon the most critical decision of having medical staff “pull the plug,” or not. This is a huge decision that will take much consideration upon both sisters to reach a common ground with one another. Each sister has their own idea of what they think they should do concerning this dilemma. Melissa, whom believes what some might call a “scientific world view,” according to which the real Matthew is whatever Matthew is physically. Melinda on the other hand,
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As with Christianity it is believed that the soul is created with the creation of the person. The soul is many things such as knowledge, purity, and harmony. It is suggested that knowledge is a recollection only, suggesting that the soul must have existed somewhere else before the birth of the body. Meaning the body is born with knowledge. Matthews’s soul will live on in another form.
Melinda would have a great chance of disputing her sister Melissa in the fact that souls do exist by denoting to Plato’s defense of souls existing to aid in her defending her stance on the dispute. In the dialogues, Plato uses the defense to justify Socrates’ beliefs in the existence of the soul. By referring back to the readings that justify the soul, Melinda would seem to be able to convince her sister to agree with her. Melinda could argue that all things have an opposite, including the soul. (Grube, 2002)
Melissa would respond with the medical facts on her side, the fact that the medical staff has determined that Matthew’s brain is dead but the rest of him still has life. With that said, unplugging Matthew would clearly be considered killing him. Melissa will exploit the fact that how does one really know that there is a soul existence, can it be proven? She could argue that Plato’s theory is just that, a
As with Christianity it is believed that the soul is created with the creation of the person. The soul is many things such as knowledge, purity, and harmony. It is suggested that knowledge is a recollection only, suggesting that the soul must have existed somewhere else before the birth of the body. Meaning the body is born with knowledge. Matthews’s soul will live on in another form.
Melinda would have a great chance of disputing her sister Melissa in the fact that souls do exist by denoting to Plato’s defense of souls existing to aid in her defending her stance on the dispute. In the dialogues, Plato uses the defense to justify Socrates’ beliefs in the existence of the soul. By referring back to the readings that justify the soul, Melinda would seem to be able to convince her sister to agree with her. Melinda could argue that all things have an opposite, including the soul. (Grube, 2002)
Melissa would respond with the medical facts on her side, the fact that the medical staff has determined that Matthew’s brain is dead but the rest of him still has life. With that said, unplugging Matthew would clearly be considered killing him. Melissa will exploit the fact that how does one really know that there is a soul existence, can it be proven? She could argue that Plato’s theory is just that, a