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The Soul and Contemporary Science
In Stewart Goetz & Charles Taliaferro (eds.), A Brief History of the Soul. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 152–181 (2011)
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This chapter contains sections titled: The Soul and the Brain The Soul and Scientific Methodology Soul‐Body Causal Interaction and the Conservation of Energy.Author's Profile
the soul and contemporary science resurgence of interest in the soul ‐ developments in science and scientific methodology the soul and the brain, as opposed to the soul ‐ subject of these capacities CAT scan development, studying correlations ‐ structural abnormalities and people's behavior correlation between two things ‐ not being sufficient, in establishing their identity Plato–Augustine–Descartes line ‐ believing in the soul's existence soul‐of‐the‐gaps argument ‐ no support from major figures, thoughts about the soul soul and scientific methodology causal closure, acceptance of a conception of causation ‐ productive or generative relationship soul–body causal interaction and conservation of energy
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