A Brief History of the Soul

The concept of the soul is accepted in many religious traditions and widely used in fictional worlds, and yet the idea that we are anything more than physio-chemical organisms seems out of step with contemporary secular thinking. Scratch the surface of western philosophy, however, and you find a history filled with arguments in favor of the idea that we are embodied souls.

This book provides a clear and concise history of the soul, from Plato to cutting-edge contemporary work in philosophy o...