The Nature of the Soul and Substance Dualism

There is a distinction between popular imagination of the soul as a ghostly entity separate from the body and the philosophical view of the soul as a unifying principle of a substance. Substance dualism posits that the body and the soul are distinct entities with different tasks, where the body is responsible for physical functions, and the soul is responsible for mental processes. The popular dualism between the physical body and the immaterial soul poses a challenge when considering the advancements in neuroscience, where brain functions can be linked to conscious experiences, potentially undermining the traditional substance dualist perspective.