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In Search of the Soul: A Philosophical Essay [Kietas viršelis]

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  • Formatas: Hardback, 192 pages, aukštis x plotis: 216x140 mm, 1 b/w illus.
  • Išleidimo metai: 11-Feb-2020
  • Leidėjas: Princeton University Press
  • ISBN-10: 0691174423
  • ISBN-13: 9780691174426
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  • Formatas: Hardback, 192 pages, aukštis x plotis: 216x140 mm, 1 b/w illus.
  • Išleidimo metai: 11-Feb-2020
  • Leidėjas: Princeton University Press
  • ISBN-10: 0691174423
  • ISBN-13: 9780691174426
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How our beliefs about the soul have developed through the ages, and why an understanding of it still matters today

The concept of the soul has been a recurring area of exploration since ancient times. What do we mean when we talk about finding our soul, how do we know we have one, and does it hold any relevance in today’s scientifically and technologically dominated society? From Socrates and Augustine to Darwin and Freud, In Search of the Soul takes readers on a concise, accessible journey into the origins of the soul in Western philosophy and culture, and examines how the idea has developed throughout history to the present. Touching on literature, music, art, and theology, John Cottingham illustrates how, far from being redundant in contemporary times, the soul attunes us to the importance of meaning and value, and experience and growth. A better understanding of the soul might help all of us better understand what it is to be human.

Cottingham delves into the evolution of our thoughts about the soul through landmark works—including those of Aristotle, Plato, and Descartes. He considers the nature of consciousness and subjective experience, and discusses the psychoanalytic view that large parts of the human psyche are hidden from direct conscious awareness. He also reflects on the mysterious and universal longing for transcendence that is an indelible part of our human makeup. Looking at the soul’s many dimensions—historical, moral, psychological, and spiritual—Cottingham makes a case for how it exerts a powerful pull on all of us.

In Search of the Soul is a testimony to how the soul remains a profoundly significant aspect of human flourishing.

Recenzijos

"[ A] lucid and illuminating book. . . . Cottinghams short study explores fundamental questions more fully than many much longer volumes."---John Gray, New Statesman "I loved [ this] erudite, bold, provocative, beautiful book."---Jane OGrady, Literary Review "An enjoyable and illuminating read. Cottinghams elegant account is sufficiently deep and detailed to contribute to debate among philosophers of religion, while retaining a clarity and energy that lend themselves to a broader readership."---Ruby Guyatt, Times Higher Education "[ A] superb book. . . . There could be no better guide."---Maximilian de Gaynesford, The Tablet "Wide-ranging and well-written." * Paradigm Explorer * "In Search of the Soul, provides a good occasion to reflect, with a man who is both a distinguished philosopher and a gentle guide, on the state of religious belief and disbelief in our present age."---Bernard G. Prusak, Commonweal "In Search of the Soul is a philosophical ode to this ebbing faith, but it refuses to be elegiac: its impetus is a quiet confidence that a receding night tide returns at dawn."---Judith Wolfe, Times Literary Supplement "[ A] well-crafted and humane book . . . [ In Search of the Soul] is what a modern spirituality could look like."---Michael H. Barnes, Catholic Books Review "His very accessible essay ought to be essential reading for all Christians and epecially for teachers and preachers, in order to equip them to convey a credible understanding of the soul in our contemporary culture"---Fergus OFerrall, Methodist Reader "This book helps inspire us to turn away from these cheap substitutes for something more human and more real. The nature of the human soul is a large topic, and readers will get much from this book to fuel their own thoughts on what remains of the human soul in the twenty-first century."---Laurie M. Johnson, The European Legacy

Foreword and Acknowledgements ix
1 Humanity in Quest of the Soul
1(32)
The Risk of Loss
1(5)
Dimensions of Soul
6(8)
The Soul and Human Nature
14(4)
The Soul and Moral Integration
18(7)
But Why the Soul?
25(8)
2 The Evolution of the Soul
33(37)
What Is the Soul?
33(5)
Out of This World?
38(7)
From Souls to Ghosts
45(4)
Descartes and the Shrinking Soul
49(4)
Cartesian Automata and the Creativity of Thought
53(6)
The Soul-Body Unit and Descartes's Trialism
59(5)
The Ethical Implications of Human Embodiment
64(6)
3 Soul, Science, and Subjectivity
70(30)
Objective Science and Subjective Experience
70(5)
Consciousness: Illusion or Irreducible Reality?
75(5)
The Panpsychist Turn
80(4)
Finding a Place for Consciousness
84(6)
The Domain of the Soul
90(10)
4 The Partly Hidden Soul
100(26)
From Soul-Searching to Self-Fashioning
100(6)
The Opacity of the Soul and Psychic Integration
106(5)
The Depths of the Psyche
111(7)
The Soul's Hidden Yearning for God
118(8)
5 The Soul and the Transcendent
126(33)
Reaching Forward to the Transcendent
126(7)
Natural versus Supernatural: The Unhelpful Contrast
133(9)
Immortal Longings and the Care of the Soul: From Metaphysics to Praxis
142(7)
Transcendence and Our Human Destiny
149(10)
Bibliography 159(10)
Index 169
John Cottingham is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Reading, Professor of Philosophy of Religion at Roehampton University, and an Honorary Fellow of St. Johns College, Oxford. His many books include How to Believe, The Spiritual Dimension, and On the Meaning of Life.