PHILOSOPHERS' STONE.PART 83

The basic life principle of every matter according to Aristotle present in every organism which could not be conceived distinguished and separated from the body.So,he identified plant soul,animal soul and the introduction of radical division of the soul and body by any philosophers whatsoever did not occur until the 17th century.Descartes believed there must be some esoteric connection between body and consciousness. And like Plato,he was convinced of sharp contrast between spirit and matter,though the former could nt prove how the soul or mind influences the body.In solving a philosophical problem,Descartes in his Discourse On Method,raises question of the type of method a philosopher uses to reach a conclusion.That we cannot accept anything as veracious unless we clearly perceive it.According to him,requires breaking down into compound pieces of compound problem as soon as possible.Galileo too