UID:
almafu_9959327598302883
Format:
1 online resource (228 pages)
ISBN:
9781444395938
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1444395939
Series Statement:
Brief histories of philosophy
Content:
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.
Note:
Front Matter -- 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 Soul₆Body Causal Interaction -- The Soul and Contemporary Science -- Contemporary Challenges to the Soul -- Thoughts on the Future of the Soul -- Bibliography -- Index.
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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.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Goetz, Stewart. Brief history of the soul. Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 ISBN 9781405196338
Language:
English
Keywords:
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URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781444395938
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781444395938
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781444395938
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