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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goetz, Stewart, author.

Taliaferro, Charles, author.

Series:

Brief histories of philosophy.

Brief Histories of Philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soul.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, [England] : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 soulAddresses 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 DescartesUnique in combining the h

Contents:

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SOUL; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1The Soul in Greek Thought; Chapter 2The Soul in MedievalChristian Thought; Chapter 3The Soul in Continental Thought; Chapter 4The Soul in Locke, Butler,Reid, Hume, and Kant; Chapter 5The Problem of Soul-BodyCausal Interaction; Chapter 6The Soul andContemporary Science; Chapter 7Contemporary Challengesto the Soul; Chapter 8Thoughts on the Futureof the Soul; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786613408358

9781444395921

1444395920

9781283408356

128340835X

9781444395938

1444395939

9781444395914

1444395912

OCLC:

794326242