In Search of the Soul Four Views of the Mind-Body Problem

Abstract

The mind-body problem is a major issue in the philosophy of religion. Some questions explored within this topic include the nature of the mind or soul and the body, the existence of the soul after death, moral responsibility, and religious experience. There are many variations of arguments, including property dualism, substance dualism, materialism, and physicalism.

The book titled In Search of the Soul: Four Views of the Mind-Body Problem, edited by Joel B.  Green and Stuart L. Palmer (2005), focuses on substance dualism, a variant known as emergent dualism, non-reductive physicalism, and a variant of physicalism referred to as the constitution view of persons. This book provides a strong introduction to these four views, including the arguments supporting them and how each view addresses the critical issues in the mind-body debate.