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In defense of the soul : what it means to be human / Ric Machuga.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Grand Rapids, MI, Brazos Press, ©2002Description: 204 pages ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 1587430290
  • 9781587430299
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • ARCH YNDC 128 M151D 21
LOC classification:
  • BD450 .M2416 2002
Contents:
Humans as rational animals: why Aristotle still matters -- Getting it right from the start: form, shape, and the nature of things -- Dividing nature at its joints: the difference between plants, animals, and humans -- Objective differences in perspective: form versus shape -- The hows of science and the whys of philosophy: why final causes are still necessary -- How Aristotelians think about what they know: perceiving versus conceiving -- The challenge of evolutionary biology: why Aristotelians don't fear Darwin -- The challenge of artificial intelligence: calling the materialist's bluff -- The inadequacy of materialism: no soul, no words -- The bogy of mechanism: why our actions will always be unpredictable -- Freedom and rationality: can't have one without the other.
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Archives Archives SAIACS Archives Room Yandell Collection ARCH YNDC 128 M151D (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 065783

Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-204).

Humans as rational animals: why Aristotle still matters -- Getting it right from the start: form, shape, and the nature of things -- Dividing nature at its joints: the difference between plants, animals, and humans -- Objective differences in perspective: form versus shape -- The hows of science and the whys of philosophy: why final causes are still necessary -- How Aristotelians think about what they know: perceiving versus conceiving -- The challenge of evolutionary biology: why Aristotelians don't fear Darwin -- The challenge of artificial intelligence: calling the materialist's bluff -- The inadequacy of materialism: no soul, no words -- The bogy of mechanism: why our actions will always be unpredictable -- Freedom and rationality: can't have one without the other.

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