Embodied Souls, Ensouled Bodies
An Exercise in Christological Anthropology and Its Significance for the Mind/Body Debate
- 250 pages
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Embodied Souls, Ensouled Bodies
An Exercise in Christological Anthropology and Its Significance for the Mind/Body Debate
About this book
The book explores the relationship between Christology and theological anthropology through the lens provided by the theology of Karl Barth and the mind/body discussion in contemporary philosophy of mind. It thus comprises two major sections. The first develops an understanding of Karl Barth's theological anthropology focusing on three major facets: (1) the centrality of Jesus Christ for any real understanding of human persons; (2) the resources that such a christologically determined view of human nature has for engaging in interdisciplinary discourse; and (3) the ontological implications of this approach for understanding the mind/body relationship. The second part draws on this theological foundation to consider the implications that Christological anthropology has for analyzing and assessing several prominent ways of explaining the mind/body relationship. Specifically, it interacts with two broad categories of theories: 'nonreductive' forms of physicalism and 'holistic' forms of dualism. After providing a basic summary of each, the book applies the insights gained from Barth's anthropology to ascertain the extent to which the two approaches may be considered christologically adequate.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 From Christology to Anthropology: The Ontological Determination of Humanity in Karl Barth’s Theological Anthropology
- 3 Conversing with the Enemy? The Phenomena of the Human and the Nature of a Christologically Determined Dialogue
- 4 Christ, Spirit, and Covenant: A Model for Human Ontology
- 5 Physicalism, but Not Reductionism: Christological Adequacy and Nonreductive Forms of Physicalism
- 6 Across the Cartesian Divide: Christological Adequacy and Holistic Forms of Dualism
- 7 Conclusion: Making the Turn: Sharpening Our Christological Vision
- Bibliography
- Index