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Zusatztext This user-friendly work has fairly extensive introductions for each contribution, a thorough introduction and conclusion to the overall project, and ample chapter notes. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers. Informationen zum Autor 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 Ross Frederick Wicks Distinguished Professor in Philosophy and Religion at Ursinus College, PA, USA. He is co-author with Charles Taliaferro of Naturalism (Eerdmans, 2008) and A Brief History of the Soul (Blackwell, 2011). He serves on the board of directors for Blackwell's Philosophy Compass. Klappentext Experts from different fields argue that there are good reasons to believe in the existence of the soul as distinct from the physical body. Vorwort Experts from different fields argue that there are good reasons to believe in the existence of the soul as distinct from the physical body. Zusammenfassung 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 in the modern world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction1. "The Soul of the Matter" - Charles Taliaferro2. "Minds, Brains and Brains in Vats" - Daniel N. Robinson3. "Brains and Souls; Grammar and Speaking" - Mark Baker4. "Making Things Happen: Souls in Action" - Stewart Goetz5. "Energy of the Soul" - Robin Collins6. "The Measure of All Things: Quantum Mechanics and the Soul"- Dean Zimmerman7. "From Seeing to Seer" - Hans Halvorson8. "Souls Beastly and Human" - William Hasker9. "A Scientific Case for the Soul" - Robin CollinsAfterwordBibliography...
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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
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"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)
