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In this work, leading contemporary philosophers discuss key facets of the human person from a variety of perspectives in Christian thought. This closely woven volume includes chapters by Nicholas Wolterstorff on the distinction between humans and other animals; Robert Sokolowski on language; Marilyn McCord Adams on the presence of the Holy Spirit in human beings; Roland Teske on the soul and soteriology; Nicolas Austriaco on bioethics and human nature; J. Hayes Hurley on consciousness; and Germain Grisez on death and immortality. An excellent source for scholars, this book is also ideal for courses in philosophy, theology, and psychology.
List of contents
Contents: Peter J. Weigel/Joseph G. Prud'homme :Christian Philosophy and Human Nature - Nicholas Wolterstorff: Why Animals Don't Speak - Robert Sokolowski: Language, the Human Person, and Christian Faith - J. Hayes Hurley: Appositional Consciousness - Roland Teske, S.J.: William of Auvergne on the Various States of Our Nature - Marilyn McCord Adams: The Indwelling of the Holy Spirit: Some Alternative Models - Nicanor Austriaco, O.P.: Immediate Hominization from the Systems Perspective - Germain Grisez: Death in Theological Reflection.
About the author
Peter J. Weigel is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Washington College in Maryland. He received his PhD in philosophy from Yale University and his MPhil. in logic and metaphysics from the University of St Andrews. He is the author of Aquinas on Simplicity (Peter Lang, 2008).
Joseph G. Prud¿homme is Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Institute for Religion, Politics, and Culture at Washington College. He received his PhD. in the interdepartmental program in political philosophy at Princeton University. He is the author of numerous works on political theory, legal and constitutional thought, and religious studies.
Summary
In this work, leading contemporary philosophers discuss key facets of the human person from a variety of perspectives in Christian thought. An excellent source for scholars, this book is also ideal for courses in philosophy, theology, and psychology.
