Cantitate/Preț
Produs

Do We Have a Soul?: A Debate: Little Debates about Big Questions

Autor Eric T. Olson, Aaron Segal
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 aug 2023
Are we made entirely of matter, like sticks and stones? Or do we have a soul—a nonphysical entity—where our mental lives take place?
The authors Eric T. Olson and Aaron Segal begin this accessible and wide-ranging debate by looking at the often-overlooked question of whether we appear in ordinary experience to be material things. Olson then argues that the dependence of our mental lives on the condition of our brains—the fact that general anesthesia causes complete unconsciousness, for instance—is best explained by saying that our mental lives are physical activities in our brains rather than nonphysical activities in the soul. Segal objects that this view is incompatible with two obvious and important facts about ourselves: that there is only one of you rather than trillions of almost identical beings now thinking your thoughts, and that we exist and remain conscious for more than an instant. These facts, he claims, are presupposed in our practical and moral judgments—but they require us to be immaterial things. Olson is forced to concede that there is no easy and uncontroversial answer to these objections but doubts whether taking us to be immaterial would be any help. The debate takes in large philosophical questions extending well beyond dualism and materialism.
The book features clear statements of each argument, responses to counter-arguments, in-text definitions, a glossary of key terms, and section summaries. Scholars and students alike will find it easy to follow the debate and learn the key concepts from metaphysics, philosophy of mind, and other areas necessary to understand each position.
Key Features
  • Is the only introductory book devoted to the debate between substance dualism and materialism
  • Discusses both traditional and novel arguments for each position
  • Debates important but infrequently discussed questions, including:
    • do we appear, in ordinary experience, to be material?
    • should materialism be the default view?
    • is there a good probabilistic argument for materialism?
  • Written in a lively and accessible style
  • Uses only a limited number of technical terms and defines all of them in the glossary
Citește tot Restrânge

Toate formatele și edițiile

Toate formatele și edițiile Preț Express
Paperback (1) 21454 lei  3-5 săpt. +1307 lei  6-10 zile
  Taylor & Francis – 4 aug 2023 21454 lei  3-5 săpt. +1307 lei  6-10 zile
Hardback (1) 87331 lei  6-8 săpt.
  Taylor & Francis – 4 aug 2023 87331 lei  6-8 săpt.

Din seria Little Debates about Big Questions

Preț: 21454 lei

Nou

Puncte Express: 322

Preț estimativ în valută:
4106 4268$ 3401£

Carte disponibilă

Livrare economică 15-29 ianuarie 25
Livrare express 31 decembrie 24 - 04 ianuarie 25 pentru 2306 lei

Preluare comenzi: 021 569.72.76

Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780367333645
ISBN-10: 0367333643
Pagini: 264
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Little Debates about Big Questions

Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

Professional

Cuprins

Foreword: Dualism and Materialism  Opening Statements  1. Why I don’t believe in souls  2. Why I Believe I am a Soul  First Round of Replies  3. Fuzzy Edges and Amputations: Reply to Aaron Segal  4. A Sane Soul-Hypothesis and the Sane Materialist Alternative: Reply to Eric Olson  Second Round of Replies  5. The Appearances and the Evidence: Reply to Aaron Segal’s reply  6. Materialism is Metaphysically Messy or Morally Absurd: Reply to Eric Olson’s Reply

Notă biografică

Eric T. Olson has a special interest in the metaphysical nature of human beings. He is the author of two other books: The Human Animal: Personal Identity Without Psychology (1997) and What Are We? A Study in Personal Ontology (2007).
Aaron Segal is the Michael and Bella Guggenheim Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and he has published widely in metaphysics, philosophy of religion, and analytic Jewish philosophy.

Descriere

Are we made entirely of matter, like sticks and stones? Or do we have a soul--a nonphysical entity--where our mental lives take place? The authors Eric T. Olson and Aaron Segal begin this accessible and wide ranging debate by looking at the often-overlooked question of whether we appear in ordinary experience to be material things.