The Resounding Soul
Reflections on the Metaphysics and Vivacity of the Human Person
edited by Eric Austin Lee and Samuel Kimbriel
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(September 2016)
ISBN: 9780227175989
5.98 x 9.02 inches
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A multidisciplinary collection of essays that seek to reclaim the concept of the soul from academic neglect, not as a dualistic hypothesis but as the vital centre of human selfhood.
It is surely not coincidental that the term ‘soul’ should mean not only the centre of a creature’s life and consciousness, but also a thing or action characterised by intense vivacity (‘that bike’s got soul!’). It also seems far from coincidental that the same contemporary academic discussions that have largely cast aside the language of ‘soul’ in their quest to define the character of human mental life should themselves be so bloodless, or so lacking in soul. The Resounding Soul arises from the opposite premise: that the task of understanding human nature is bound up with the more critical task of learning to be fully human. The papers collected here are derived from a conference in Oxford sponsored by the Centre of Theology and Philosophy and explore the often surprising landscape that emerges when human consciousness is approached from this angle. Drawing upon literary, philosophical, theological, historical, and musical modes of analysis, these essays remind the reader of the power of the ancient language of soul over against contemporary impulses to reduce, fragment, and overly determine human selfhood.
- By (author) Samuel Kimbriel
- By (author) Eric Austin Lee
'These exacting essays variously suggest that the apparently problematic category of the soul nonetheless secures the reality of mind without reduction, and without a dualistic contrast to body and matter. Both body and mind live, and it is the living force of the soul which combines them in growth, motion and reflection.'- Catherine Pickstock, Professor of Metaphysics and Poetics, Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge'According to Aristotle, inquiry into the soul is one of the noblest human tasks. Such an inquiry, however, has all but disappeared: if the soul is not denied altogether, it is rarely thought about. The Resounding Soul helps us to recollect this ancient knowledge, and at the same time opens up new avenues of reflection. By inviting us to lift our gaze in this bourgeois and pragmatic age, the editors have rendered a great service.'- D.C. Schindler, Associate Professor of Metaphysics and Anthropology, The John Paul II Institute'The Resounding Soul gives due attention to a gnawing sense that soul talk has been eclipsed in recent times.... This book with its instructive title and subtitle is thus a welcome contribution in the service of the retrieval of soul talk.'- Barry K. Morris, Reading Religion, November 16, 2017
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