The Resounding Soul: Reflections on the Metaphysics and Vivacity of the Human Person - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 0227175980 ISBN 13 : 9780227175989

Editeur : James Clarke & Co Ltd, 2016

Synopsis

It is surely not coincidental that the term 'soul' should mean not only the centre of a creature's life and consciousness, but also a thing or action characterised by intense vivacity ('that bike's got soul!'). It also seems far from coincidental that the same contemporary academic discussions that have largely cast aside the language of 'soul' in their quest to define the character of human mental life should themselves be so bloodless, or so lacking in soul. The Resounding Soul arises from the opposite premise: that the task of understanding human nature is bound up with the more critical task of learning to be fully human. The papers collected here are derived from a conference in Oxford sponsored by the Centre of Theology and Philosophy and explore the often surprising landscape that emerges when human consciousness is approached from this angle. Drawing upon literary, philosophical, theological, historical, and musical modes of analysis, these essays remind the reader of the power of the ancient language of soul over against contemporary impulses to reduce, fragment, and overly determine human selfhood.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Samuel Kimbriel (MPhil; PhD) is a Teaching Fellow in philosophical theology at the University of Nottingham. He is the author of Friendship as Sacred Knowing: Overcoming Isolation (2014).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: James Clarke & Co Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0227175980
• ISBN 13: 9780227175989
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 424
• Éditeur: Lee Eric Austin, Kimbriel Samuel
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible