Soul, Psyche, Brain: New Directions in the Study of Religion and Brain-Mind Science /

Soul, Psyche, Brain is a collection of essays that address the relationships between neuroscience, religion and human nature. Kelly Bulkeley's book highlights some startling new developments in neuroscience that have many people rethinking spirituality, the mind-body connection, and cognition i...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Bulkeley, Kelly (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
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Summary:Soul, Psyche, Brain is a collection of essays that address the relationships between neuroscience, religion and human nature. Kelly Bulkeley's book highlights some startling new developments in neuroscience that have many people rethinking spirituality, the mind-body connection, and cognition in general. Soul, Psyche, Brain explores questions like: what can knowledge about the neurological activities of the brain tell us about consciousness? And what are the practical implications of brain-mind science for ethics and moral reasoning?
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (IX, 278 pages 2 illustrations)
ISBN:9781403979230
DOI:10.1057/9781403979230