Nancey Murphy

Bodies and Souls, or Spirited Bodies?

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Are humans composed of a body and a nonmaterial mind or soul, or are we purely physical beings? In this clear and concise book, Nancey Murphy argues for a physicalist account, but one that does not diminish traditional views of humans as rational, moral, and capable of relating to God. This position is motivated by developments not only in science and philosophy, but also by biblical studies and Christian theology. Murphy addresses the questions of human uniqueness, religious experience, and personal identity before and after bodily resurrection.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 166
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. November 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 218g
• ISBN-13: 9780521676762
• ISBN-10: 0521676762
• Artikelnr.: 21938453

Autorenporträt

Nancey Murphy is Professor of Christian Philosophy at Fuller Seminary, California. Her recent books include Did My Neurons Make Me Do It?: Philosophical and Neurobiological Perspectives on Moral Responsibility and Free Will (OUP, 2009) and Bodies and Souls, or Spirited Bodies? (CUP, 2006).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Do Christians need souls?: theological and biblical perspectives on human nature; 2. What does science say about human nature?: physics
evolutionary biology
and neuroscience; 3. Did my neurons make me do it?: reductionism
morality
and the problem of free will; 4. What are the philosophical challenges?: human distinctives
divine action
and personal identity.