A Brief History of the Soul

Name: A Brief History of the Soul
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Brief Histories of Philosophy

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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

Author Biography:

Stewart Goetz is Ross Frederick Wicks DistinguishedProfessor in Philosophy and Religion at Ursinus College. He haswritten extensively on the philosophy of mind and action theory andhis books include Freedom, Teleology, and Evil (2008), Naturalism (with Charles Taliaferro, 2008), and The SoulHypothesis (edited with Mark Baker, 2011). Charles Taliaferro is Professor of Philosophy at St. OlafCollege. He is on the editorial board of the AmericanPhilosophical Quarterly, Religious Studies,Sophia, and Philosophy Compass. His books includeConsciousness and the Mind of God (1994, 2004),Naturalism (with Stewart Goetz, 2008), A Companion toPhilosophy of Religion, 2nd edition (edited with Paul Draper,Wiley-Blackwell, 2010), and The Image in Mind (with JilEvans, 2010).

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April 8th, 2011

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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Pages

240

Series

Brief Histories of Philosophy

Dimensions

139x216x14

ISBN-13

9781405196321

Product ID

10096180

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