Has a Frog Human a Soul? – Huxley, Tertullian, Physicalism and the Soul, Some Historical Antecedents

Much theology presupposes a metaphysical spirit or soul, the existence of which has been questioned in contemporary neurobiological research. Green, Murphy and others argue for alternatives to metaphysical description. If the neuroscience is correct and the soul, if it exists, is not metaphysical th...

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Main Author: Brennan, Robert (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2013
In: Scottish journal of theology
Year: 2013, Volume: 66, Issue: 4, Pages: 400-413
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