The Thomistic Institute
Cognitive Science versus the Soul | Prof James Madden & Prof. Mark Johnson
May 24, 2019
Prof James Madden, cognitive science expert, and Prof. Mark Johnson, specializing in the soul, debate substance dualism, soul-body relationship, challenges to immortality of the soul, human soul's ties to material organization, natural evil, anthrodice, and cognitive science's impact on human nature
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- Dualism posits the existence of both body and soul, with mental attributes attributed to the soul.
- Aristotelian tradition views the soul as the essential being of a living organism, not a separate substance.
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Nature of Soul and Body according to Dualism
Dualism posits two distinct substances for human beings, a body and a soul. The physical attributes such as weight and location are associated with the body, while mental attributes like consciousness are attributed to the soul. Substance dualists argue that a person consists of both a body and a soul, with the soul considered the essence of a person's identity.
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