A Brief History of the Soul

This book 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

A Brief History of the Soul features in the following genres: Philosophy

A Brief History of the Soul is available in Paperback

A Brief History of the Soul was written by Stewart Goetz, Charles Taliaferro and published by Wiley Blackwell an imprint of Wiley

A Brief History of the Soul has 228 pages

Yes it is part of Brief Histories of Philosophy series

£18.86