Homework: “Never tell a child,” said George Macdonald, “you have a soul. Teach him, you are a soul; you have a body.”Explain (D/C grade)/ analyse (C/B grade) or evaluate (B/A grade) this quote.  

Sta

rter

To know what dualism is and how it relates to immortality.

I know the terms ‘dualism’

and ‘materialism’.

I can explain these terms

and know how they relate to immortality.

I can evaluate issues in

immortality using ideas like

materialism and dualism.

Date: 10 January

Title: Mind vs. Body

MainWhat are we thinking

about?

This video introduces some of the ideas

we’ll be looking at…

• Write down what ‘metaphysics’ is…

• Make a note of anything you find interesting.

MainDraw a small table and write down as

many words or phrases that describe what these words mean.

Mind Body

Main

Hands up if you think…

Mind BodyThe mind and the body are the same

thing.

MIND = BODY

(or maybe SOUL = BODY)

The MIND and the BODY are two different things…?

Main

Materialist

If you thought the mind and body are the same then you are a…

• Materialism believes that the mind and body are the same and that they can’t separated.

• Materialists are often scientists

Main

Dualist

If you thought the mind and body are the different then you are a…

• Dualism believes that the mind and body are two separate things and that the mind could live on without the body.

• If you believe in ghosts or a soul that lives on after you’ve died then you are a Dualist.

I can explain these terms

and know how they relate to immortality.

Main

I can explain these terms and know how they relate to immortality.

Use pages 90 and 91 in the textbook to find out the following things…

• What is dualism and materialism (in your own words).

• Why do people believe in dualism/materialism?

• What do you think of these two views? Which do you think is right?

Stretch & Challenge: Can you be a materialist and believe in life after death?

Ple

nary

To know what dualism is and how it relates to immortality.

I know the terms ‘dualism’

and ‘materialism’.

I can explain these terms

and know how they relate to immortality.

I can evaluate issues in

immortality using ideas like

materialism and dualism.

Lesson Outcomes

Do you think religious believers are dualists or

materialists?

Can they be either?(Explain your answer – use

pages 92-93 if you get stuck).

Homework: “Never tell a child,” said George Macdonald, “you have a soul. Teach him, you are a soul; you have a body.”Explain (D/C grade)/ analyse (C/B grade) or evaluate (B/A grade) this quote.