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A brief history of the soul / Stewart Goetz and Charles Taliaferro

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Brief histories of philosophyPublication details: Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011Description: 228 pages ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781405196338
  • 1405196335
  • 9781405196321
  • 1405196327
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: A Brief History of the Soul.DDC classification:
  • ARCH FRBC 128.1 G611B  22
LOC classification:
  • BD421 .G64 2011
Contents:
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 soul-body causal interaction -- The soul and contemporary science -- Contemporary challenges to the soul -- Thoughts on the future of the soul
Review: "This book is a clear and concise history of the soul in western philosophy, from Plato to cutting-edge contemporary work in philosophy of mind. Packed with arguments for and against a range of different, historically significant philosophies of the soul; addresses the essential issues, including mind-body interaction, the causal closure of the physical world, and the philosophical implications of the brain sciences for the soul's existence; includes coverage of theories from key figures, such as Plato, Aquinas, Locke, Hume, and Descartes; unique in combining the history of ideas and the development of a powerful case for a non-reductionist, non-materialist account of the soul."--Publisher's description
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Archives Archives SAIACS Archives Room Frykenberg Collection ARCH FRBC 128.1 G611B (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 066859

Includes bibliographical references and index

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 soul-body causal interaction -- The soul and contemporary science -- Contemporary challenges to the soul -- Thoughts on the future of the soul

"This book is a clear and concise history of the soul in western philosophy, from Plato to cutting-edge contemporary work in philosophy of mind. Packed with arguments for and against a range of different, historically significant philosophies of the soul; addresses the essential issues, including mind-body interaction, the causal closure of the physical world, and the philosophical implications of the brain sciences for the soul's existence; includes coverage of theories from key figures, such as Plato, Aquinas, Locke, Hume, and Descartes; unique in combining the history of ideas and the development of a powerful case for a non-reductionist, non-materialist account of the soul."--Publisher's description

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