Immortal Souls
A Treatise on Human Nature
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4.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $23.99
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- $23.99
Publisher Description
Immortal Souls provides as ambitious and complete a defense of Aristotelian-Thomistic philosophical anthropology as is currently in print. Among the many topics covered are the reality and unity of the self, the immateriality of the intellect, the freedom of the will, the immortality of the soul, the critique of artificial intelligence, and the refutation of both Cartesian and materialist conceptions of human nature. Along the way, the main rival positions in contemporary philosophy and science are thoroughly engaged with and rebutted.
Edward Feser is Professor of Philosophy at Pasadena City College in Pasadena, California, USA. His many books include Scholastic Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction, Aristotle''s Revenge: The Metaphysical Foundations of Physical and Biological Science, and Five Proofs of the Existence of God.
Customer Reviews
A brilliant exposition of an ancient philosophical issue
This book is magnificent. It goes as far as good philosophy can go in proving the existence and nature of the self, a defense of free will, the mind as immaterial, the fallacies of Cartesian dualism and materialism in the philosophy of mind, the nature of the soul, and the philosophical (not religious) argument for the immortality of the soul and its future after death. Highly recommended.
Spellcheck, maybe?
The book is thought- provoking, well written and approachable. However, the text is marred, strangely, with capital “K”s in front of (seemingly at least) random words, e.g., Kthat, Kthings, etc., sometimes several times per page. A quick spellcheck would easily have afforded the ability to eliminate these distracting, really inexcusable errors. A poor showing.