Psyche and Soma

Physicians and Metaphysicians on the Mind-Body Problem from Antiquity to Enlightenment

Häftad, Engelska, 2002

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Beskrivning

Psyche and Soma is a multi-disciplinary exploration of the conceptions of the human soul or mind and body, through the course of more than two thousand years of Western history. Thirteen specially commissioned chapters, each written by a recogized expert, discuss figures such as the physicians Hippocrates, Galen, Stahl, and Cabanis; theologians St Paul, Augustine, and Aquinas; and philosophers from Plato and Aristotle to Descartes, Leibniz, and La Mettrie. The chapters explore in chronlogical sequence the views of these writers on such questions as the soul's immortality, the control it exerts over the body, how mental disturbances arise out of bodily imbalances, and the roles of the priest and the physician in promoting spiritual and mental health. Psyche and Soma will be a key point of reference and a rich source of illumination in this central area of human inquiry.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2002-11-14
Mått:157 x 234 x 16 mm
Vikt:459 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:310
Förlag:OUP OXFORD
ISBN:9780199256747

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Review from previous edition Psyche and Soma is an important resource for scholars in the history of science, medicine and philosophy and will stimulate discussion of these issues for many years to come.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction ; 1. Soma and Psyche in Hippocratic Medicine ; 2. The Defining Features of Mind-Body Dualism in the Writings of Plato ; 3. Aristotle's Psycho-physiological Account of the Soul-Body Relationship ; 4. Body, Soul, and Nerves: Epicurus, Herophilus, Erasistratus, the Stoics, and Galen ; 5. Body and Soul in Saint Paul ; 6. Internalist Reasoning in Augustine for Mind-Body Dualism ; 7. Renaissance Theories of Body, Soul, and Mind ; 8. Descartes: Heart and Soul ; 9. Bayle and Late Seventeen-Century Thought ; 10. Stahl, Leibniz, and the Territories of Soul and Body ; 11. Substance versus Function Dualism in Eighteenth-Century Medicine ; 12. Psyche, Soma, and the Vitalist Philosophy of Medicine ; 13. Physique and Moral ; Select Bibliography ; Index