The Substance of Consciousness, J.P. Moreland
The Substance of Consciousness, J.P. Moreland
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The Substance of Consciousness
A Comprehensive Defense of Contemporary Substance Dualism

Author: J.P. Moreland, Brandon Rickabaugh

Narrator: Stephen R. Thorne

Unabridged: 21 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/05/2024


Synopsis

In The Substance of Consciousness, two distinguished philosophers deliver a unique and powerful defense of contemporary substance dualism, which makes the claim that the human person is an embodied fundamental, immaterial, and unifying substance.

The authors present the most comprehensive, up-to-date work on substance dualism in the field, as well as a detailed history of how property and substance dualism have been presented and evaluated over the last 150 years. Listeners will also find:

● A thorough examination of the recent shift away from standard physicalism and the renaissance of substance dualism

● Comprehensive explorations of the likely future of substance dualism in the twenty-first century

● Practical discussion of new and rigorous critiques of significant physicality alternatives

● Extensive treatments of philosophy of mind debates about the roles played by staunch/faint-hearted naturalism and theism in establishing or presuming methodology, epistemic priorities, and prior metaphysical commitments

The Substance of Consciousness will earn a place in the libraries of consciousness researchers, philosophical theologians, and religious studies scholars.

About J.P. Moreland

J. P. Moreland is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, in La Mirada, California. He is the author, coauthor, or contributor to over ninety-five books, including Does God Exist?, Universals, The Blackwell Companion to Natural Theology, Consciousness and the Existence of God, Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview, In Search of a Confident Faith, Love Your God With All Your Mind, The God Question, and Debating Christian Theism. In his distinguished career, Moreland has co-planted three churches, spoken and debated on over 175 college campuses around the country, and served with Campus Crusade for Christ for ten years. The founder and director of Eidos Christian Center, he also previously served as a bioethicist for PersonaCare Nursing Homes, Inc., headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. Moreland's ideas have been covered by both popular religious and non-religious outlets, including the New Scientist, Christianity Today, PBS's Closer to Truth, and WORLD magazine. In 2016 Moreland was selected by The Best Schools as one of the "50 most influential living philosophers."


Reviews

Goodreads review by Chad on February 18, 2025

This is a brilliant and important book. I hope to be able to understand it someday.......more

Goodreads review by Max on March 12, 2025

Very good argument for at least the existence of a simple, fundamental soul (which could be in line with idealism as well). Very interesting detours into a variety of topics including, extensively, ontology. Sometimes I found myself disagreeing with viewpoints (mainly personal identity and debates w......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on January 14, 2025

Quite technical but legit.......more