Neuroscience and Religion - Brain, Mind, Self, and Soul (Paperback)

For religious persons, the notion of human being is tied inextricably to the notion of God (or the gods) and turns on this question: what is human being? How did we, with our almost infinite capacities for thought, change, and domination, come to be? Imbued with powers far beyond any other animal, humans are too faulty to be considered gods themselves. Yet, the idea of God (or the gods) appears in all distinctive human cultures: it names the other pole of human_it designates a being who realizes perfectly our imperfectly realized nature. With the rise of new sciences come ancient anxieties about how we should define human being. In the nineteenth century, electricity and magnetism fascinated experts and captivated the lay public. In the twenty-first century, advances in neuroscience open up vast new possibilities of mimicking, and perhaps emulating human being. In this book twelve scholars and scientists ask what_if anything_distinguishes Brain from Mind, and Mind from Self and Soul.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2009
First published:	June 2009
Editors:	Volney P. Gay
Contributors:	Michael Bess • Stephan Carlson • Tom Gregor • Gary Jensen • Alicia Juarrero • John McCarthy • Jeff Schall • Edward Slingerland
Dimensions:	231 x 155 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	300
ISBN-13:	978-0-7391-3392-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Physiological & neuro-psychology Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Impact of science & technology on society Books > Religion & Spirituality > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7391-3392-6
Barcode:	9780739133927

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