Consciousness and the Mind of God

Name: Consciousness and the Mind of God
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ISBN: 9780521673464

ISBN-10: 0521673461

ISBN-13: 9780521673464

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Authors: Charles Taliaferro

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This work addresses the challenge of contemporary materialism for thinking about God. The book examines contemporary theories of consciousness and defends a non-materialist theory of persons, subjectivity and God. A version of dualism is articulated that seeks to avoid the fragmented outlook of most dualist theories. Dualism is often considered to be inadequate both philosophically and ethically, and is seen as a chief cause of denigrating the body and of promoting individualism and scepticism. Charles Taliaferro defends a holistic understanding of the person-body relationship in which the two are distinguishable yet integrally related. This integrated dualism is spelled out in a way that…

Book details

List price: $55.99
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 6/30/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 360
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.54" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.078
Language: English



Introduction



Consciousness



The material world



Persons and bodies



God and the world



The omnipresence of God



Integrative theism


Conclusion


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