Reimagining the Soul - Afterlife in the Age of Matter (Paperback)

This book explores conceptions of the soul and the afterlife that are consistent with the findings of modern science. It approaches these subjects from many different angles: religious, philosophical, scientific, poetic, humorous, quasi-scientific, and even pseudoscientific (just to be fair). Many possible afterlives are examined, including physical resurrection (whether supernatural, biological or cybernetic in form), reincarnation, participation in a dream-like world or collective mind, and the persistence of recycling centres of pure consciousness. Philosophical, scientific and religious doctrines regarding the relationship between conscious minds and physical matter are reviewed. Centres of consciousness likely exist at many different hierarchical levels, from elementary particles, single neurons and organisms all the way up to supra-individual entities such as ant colonies or deities. Empirical evidence bearing on the nature of the soul and the afterlife is also reviewed, including that amassed by parapsychologists suggesting that some personality elements may survive death (as in the case of children who report memories of previous lives). The findings of modern neuroscience suggest that you cannot take it all (or even much of it) with you but you can at least take you with you.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2013
First published:	February 2014
Authors:	Douglas M. Stokes
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	216
ISBN-13:	978-0-7864-7707-4
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > Mind, body, spirit: thought & practice > Reincarnation & past lives Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > Mind, body, spirit: thought & practice > Reincarnation & past lives
LSN:	0-7864-7707-5
Barcode:	9780786477074

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