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Cognitive Science versus the Soul | Prof James Madden & Prof. Mark Johnson

The Thomistic Institute

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Exploring Substance Dualism and Soul-Body Relationship

The chapter delves into substance dualism, using billiards balls analogy to explain the soul and body's distinctiveness and external causal relations, emphasizing interaction through external causation. It examines challenges to substance dualism, debates on mind-body causation, and the impact of neuroscience on understanding the soul-body link, suggesting alternative explanations may be more practical.

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