%0 Journal Article
%T Do Human Beings Stop Existing at Their Deaths in Aquinas¡¯ Account?
%A Khanh Trinh Quang
%J Open Journal of Philosophy
%P 394-406
%@ 2163-9442
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojpp.2023.132026
%X Thomas Aquinas persistently defended the idea that the soul survives physical death. But what exactly is the rational soul that becomes separated from the body at death? When a person¡¯s body dies, do they cease to exist? Over the past few decades, a nuanced debate has developed between ¡°survivalists¡± and ¡°corruptionists¡± over whether or not a separated soul is still a person, leading to impenetrable disagreements in which neither side can seem to sway the other. In this research, I propose a previously unexplored answer to this contentious query: that a person whose soul has been separated from their body is an incomplete human being.
%K Survivalist
%K Corruptionist
%K Incomplete Person
%K Soul
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=125168