Charles Taliaferro

An important part of philosophy is concerned with religious questions. What is the meaning of life, and how might religious faith or doubt impact such meaning? What is the evidence for the existence of God? Is evidence essential for religious faith? What is the relationship between science and religion? What is the relationship between religions? How can or should one...

A Brief History of the Soul 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...

Iris Murdoch and the Transcendent explores how Iris Murdoch challenged the intellectual climate of her day. She transcended the reductive, behaviouristic view of consciousness and sought to transcend the theory of values that focuses on will and desire. Instead, she defended a transcendent understanding of goodness and the Good that can transform us, leading us to renounce our egocentric nature....