A Parliament of Souls: Limits and Renewals 2 Limits and Renewals Vol 2

Author	Stephen R. L. Clark
ISBN	9780198242369
Publisher	Oxford University Press, Usa
Manufacturer	Oxford University Press, Usa

The author, Clark, argues that without the traditional concept of the soul, we have little reason to believe that rational thought and individual autonomy are either possible or desirable. He also discusses the political context of identity claims, the possibility of knowledge, and the dangers of curiosity.

This second volume in the Limits and Renewals trilogy is an attempt to restate a traditional philosophy of mind, drawing on philosophical and poetical resources that are often neglected in modern and postmodern thought, and emphasizing the moral and political implications of differing philosophies of mind and value. Clark argues that without the traditional concept of the soul, we have little reason to believe that rational thought and individual autonomy are either possible or desirable. The particular topics covered include the political context of identity claims, the possibility of knowledge and the dangers of curiosity, the fear of death, the philoprogenitive gene, and the mind-body problem.