1st Edition
The Reality of the Mind St Augustine's Philosophical Arguments for the Human Soul as a Spiritual Substance
By Ludger Hölscher
Copyright 1986
360 Pages
by
Routledge
354 Pages
by
Routledge
360 Pages
by
Routledge
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Among the various approaches to the question of the nature of the mind (or soul), Augustine’s philosophical arguments for the existence of an incorporeal and spiritual substance in man and against materialism are here thoroughly examined on their merits as a source of insight for contemporary discussion.
This book, originally published in 1986, employs Augustine’s method of introspection, and... Read more
Introduction 1. The Lack of Bodily Properties in the Soul 2. The ‘Rational’ Incorporeality of the Human Soul Shown by Basic Faculties 3. Knowledge of the Self as Showing the ‘Conscious Spiritulality’ of the Soul 4. The Mind as Spiritual Substance 5. The Unity Consisting of Mind and Body. Afterword
Biography
Ludger Ho¨lscher
