
The Reality of the Soul in an Age of Neuroscience | Fr. Michael Dodds, OP
The Thomistic Institute
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Exploring the Relationship Between Mind, Soul, and Neuroscience
This chapter discusses the correlation between the mind and physical brain functions in neuroscience, questioning the exclusion of the spiritual soul as it is not empirically verifiable. It aims to show how the methodological assumptions in neuroscience may lead to metaphysical assertions similar to the shift in physics during the scientific revolution, resulting in scientism becoming foundational in our age.
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