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A Brief History of the Soul
Series: Brief Histories of Philosophy
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Ideal for students and readers interested in philosophy, psychology, and the mind-body problem who seek a succinct yet thorough introduction to the history and arguments surrounding the soul.
A Brief History of the Soul provides a clear and concise history of the soul, from Plato to cutting-edge contemporary work in philosophy of mind.
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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 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.
Series: Brief Histories of Philosophy
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A Brief History of the Soul
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...Paperback$9300Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
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Times Higher Education Supplement praised the book as "an extremely useful chronological account of how the concept of the soul developed."
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ISBN: 9781405196321
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 08 April 2011
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Audience: Tertiary education
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 13.0mm
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 213.0mm
Weight: 318g
Pages: 240
About the Author
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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