God, Souls, and Consciousness

Deconditioning the Mind from Naturalism
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-87289-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Religion

This book provides a critique of naturalistic views of subjects and agency and argues that these are conditioned ways of conceiving of the mind and the cosmos. It draws on the relevant literature on substance dualism, idealism, and theism to draw out the implications for a theistic view of the world.

In contemporary analytic philosophy of mind, naturalism is the default position for thinking about the mind in relation to the world. This book argues that we should reconsider naturalistic paradigms in favor of a more holistic and bigger picture of the mind. It defends a form of theistic dualism in light of varying naturalistic trends that, arguably, place limiting pressures on our constructive views of humans as ensouled beings. The book takes seriously the notion of first-person phenomenological perspectives as the starting point for constructing a metaphysical view of the world. The author’s arguments touch on the topics of consciousness, dualism, cosmic purpose, science and religion, and the meaning of life. He proceeds to explore the implications of deconditioning on philosophy of mind, theism, science, and the social sciences.

God, Souls, and Consciousness will appeal to scholars and graduate students working in philosophy of mind, philosophy of religion, religion and science, and analytic theology.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Farris, Joshua R.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophie des Geistes, Neurophilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction  Part 1: Visions of the World  1. Two Images of Mind and World 2. Considering Cartesianism: DeConditioning through Descartes 3. A few Arguments for Cartesian Minds  Part 2: Naturalistic Options  4. Theistic Alternative: Blending Theism and Naturalism 5. Keeping Theism SuperNatural: Considering Cartesian Theism and Ultimate Reality  Part 3: Theistic Paradigm and Methodology  6. Continuing Deconditioning and Theistic Options 7. NDE’s, OBE’s, and Deconditioning of the Mind 8. Theistic Dualism and Methodological Dualism Conclusion: Beyond the Conditioning of Naturalism

Über Autor(innen)

Joshua R. Farris is an Anglican Priest, Canon Theologian, Visiting Research Prof. at Ruhr Universität Bochum, and Professor at Kairos University. He is the Director of Soul Science Ministries. He has recently published The Creation of Self and co-editor of The Origin of the Soul.