Brief History of the Soul

Name: Brief History of the Soul
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ISBN: 9781405196321

ISBN-10: 1405196327

ISBN-13: 9781405196321

Edition: 2011

Authors: Stewart Goetz, Charles Taliaferro

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The concept of the soul is accepted in many religious traditions and widely used in fictional worlds and yet the idea that we are anything more than physiochemical organisms seems out of step with contemporary secular thinking. Scratch the surface of western philosophy, however, and you find a history filled with arguments in favor of the idea that we are embodied souls. This book provides a clear and concise history of the soul, from Plato to cuttingedge contemporary work in philosophy of mind. Taking in the arguments of influential thinkers, such as Aquinas, Locke, Hume, and Descartes, Goetz and Taliaferro tackle keys issues, such as the problem of mindbody interaction, the causal closure…

Book details

Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Limited
Publication date: 4/8/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.40" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Soul in Greek Thought



The Soul in Medieval Christian Thought



The Soul in Continental Thought



The Soul in Locke, Butler, Reid, Hume, and Kant



The Problem of Soulï¿½Body Causal Interaction



The Soul and Contemporary Science



Contemporary Challenges to the Soul



Thoughts on the Future of the Soul


Bibliography


Index