The Soul Hypothesis: Investigations into the Existence of the Soul

ISBN-13: 9781441152244 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 304 str.

Mark C Baker

Opis

What do we mean when we speak about the soul? What are the arguments for the existence of the soul as distinct from the physical body? Do animals have souls? What is the difference between the mind and the soul? This book features experts from philosophy, linguistics and science to discuss the validity of these questions.

Recenzje

"Baker and Goetz have assembled an impressive interdisciplinary team of scholars to address questions about the existence and nature of the soul. The book is unique is combining philosophical and scientific arguments for dualism, and the result is a rigorous, exciting, persuasive presentation of the issues. The Soul Hypothesis is an excellent text that is sure to provoke a vigorous dialog about its content. I highly recommend it." -- J. P. Moreland, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Biola University, USA, and author of Consciousness and the Existence of God (Routledge, 2008)

Spis treści

Introduction 1. "The Soul of the Matter" - Charles Taliaferro 2. "Minds, Brains and Brains in Vats" - Daniel N. Robinson 3. "Brains and Souls; Grammar and Speaking" - Mark Baker 4. "Making Things Happen: Souls in Action" - Stewart Goetz 5. "Energy of the Soul" - Robin Collins 6. "The Measure of All Things: Quantum Mechanics and the Soul" - Dean Zimmerman 7. "From Seeing to Seer" - Hans Halvorson 8. "Souls Beastly and Human" - William Hasker 9. "A Scientific Case for the Soul" - Robin Collins Afterword Bibliography

O autorze

Mark C. Baker is Professor of Linguistics and Cognitive Science at Rutgers University, USA. He is the author of five books, including The Atoms of Language (Basic, 2001) and The Syntax of Agreement and Concord (Cambridge, 2008). Stewart Goetz is the Ross Frederick Wicks Distinguished Professor in Philosophy and Religion at Ursinus College, USA. His previous books include The Soul Hypothesis (co-edited with Mark Baker, 2011), A Brief History of the Soul (co-authored with Charles Taliaferro, 2011), The Purpose of Life: A Theistic Perspective (2012), The Routledge Companion to Theism (co-edited with Charles Taliaferro and Victoria Harrison, 2012), and A Philosophical Walking Tour with C. S. Lewis (2015). He is the Series Editor of Bloomsbury Studies in Philosophy and Religion.