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The Compatibility of Neuroscience and the Soul | Prof. James Madden

The Thomistic Institute

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Exploring the Traditional Concept of the Soul in Contrast to Neuroscience Advancements

This chapter examines the traditional notion of the soul as a separate non-physical entity and compares it with neuroscience's explanation of consciousness through physical causes. It questions whether the idea of a separate soul entity is redundant if neuroscience can account for conscious phenomena.

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