This is a revised and updated version of Swinburne's controversial treatment of the eternal philosophical problem of the relation between mind and body. He argues that we can only make sense of the interaction between the mental and the physical in terms of the soul, and that there is no scientific explanation of the evolution of the soul.
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"This book is useful (indeed 'necessary') for philosophers of religion, especially those interested in natural theology."--Religious Studies Review
"I do not know of a better or more persuasive statement of the case for dualist interactionism."--Nature
"This book is useful (indeed 'necessary') for philosophers of religion, especially those interested in natural theology."--Religious Studies Review
"I do not know of a better or more persuasive statement of the case for dualist interactionism."--Nature
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Richard Swinburne is Nolloth Professor of the Philosophy of the Christian Religion at the University of Oxford, and a Fellow of Oriel College, since 1985. He was previously Professor of Philosophy at the University of Keele. He is the author of many notable books on the philosophy of religion in general and of the philosophy of Christianity in particular. Most recently, he offered general readers a powerful and lucid defence of religious belief in the modern world, in Is There a God? (Oxford University Press, 1996).
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a major defense of primary mind body dualism,
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Human beings have evolved from animals, and animals from inanimate matter; but what has evolved is qualitatively different from the inanimate matter from which it began. Both humans and the higher animals have a mental life of sensation, thought, purpose, desire, and belief. Although these mental states in part cause, and are caused by, brain states, they are distinct from them. Richard Swinburne argues that we can only make sense of this interaction by supposing that mental states are states of a soul, a mental substance in interaction with the body. Although both have a rich mental life, human souls, unlike animal souls, are capable of logical thought, have moral beliefs, have free will, and have an internal structure (so that their beliefs and desires are formed largely by other beliefs and desires inhering in the soul). Professor Swinburne concludes that there is no full scientific explanation available for the evolution of the soul, and almost certainly there never will be. For this revised edition Professor Swinburne has taken the opportunity to strengthen and expand his book to take account of developments in this area of philosophy since the first edition. He adds a prolegomenon and seven new appendixes, in addition to minor revisions of the main text. Richard Swinburne has been Nolloth Professor of the Philosophy of the Christian Religion at the University of Oxford, and a Fellow of Oriel College, since 1985. He is a Fellow of the British Academy.
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A very detailed (This is a book that spends 15 pages describing "sensations.")and fairly advanced description of dualism. Most people should be able to understand "The Evolution of the Soul" with some patience.
If you are new to the whole naturalism debate, I would recommend, in addition to this book, listening to J.P. Moreland's free MP3s available on the web. His book, "The Recalcitrant Imago Dei" is also a great resource on the subject.
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MEN evolved from apes, and apes from more primitive animals, and the primitive animals evolved from the soup of inanimate atoms which consolidated to form the Earth some four thousand million years ago. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
same causal potentialities, apparent personal memory, continuing mental states, general relational properties, pure mental properties, soft materialism, brain continuity, languageless animals, volition theory, conscious episodes, more central beliefs, extrinsic description, apparent memory, peripheral consequences, hard materialism, immaterial stuff, multiplying device, apparent memories, occurrent thoughts, brain criterion, bodily criterion, normal bodily processes, other mental events, behaviourist account, purported laws Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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same causal potentialities, apparent personal memory, continuing mental states, general relational properties, pure mental properties, soft materialism, brain continuity, languageless animals, volition theory, conscious episodes, more central beliefs, extrinsic description, apparent memory, peripheral consequences, hard materialism, immaterial stuff, multiplying device, apparent memories, occurrent thoughts, brain criterion, bodily criterion, normal bodily processes, other mental events, behaviourist account, purported laws Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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