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Thomas Aquinas explored the relationship between the soul and the body, arguing that a person is only complete when united with the body [1]. He further claimed that the body is essential for memory retention [2] and utilized an ontological monism framework to define the connection between the mind and the body [3].
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Dualism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Winter 2016 Edition) plato.stanford.edu 2 facts
perspectiveThomas Aquinas argued that prayers addressed to saints (excluding the Blessed Virgin Mary) should be directed to the 'soul of the saint' rather than the saint themselves, because the soul is only a complete person when united with the body.
claimThomas Aquinas held that without the body, the aspects of a person's memory that depend on corporeal images are lost.
The Hard Problem of Consciousness | Springer Nature Link link.springer.com 1 fact
claimScholastic scholars like Thomas Aquinas propagated Aristotle’s view, which suggested an ontological monism rather than a dualistic model of the mind and body.