Animals with Soul
I argue that ensouled animalismthe view that we are identical to animals that have immaterial souls as partshas a pair of advantages over its two nearest rivals, materialistic animalism and pure dualism. Contra pure dualism, ensouled animalism can explain how physical predications can be literally...
| Published in: | Sophia |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Netherlands
[2018]
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Sophia
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| RelBib Classification: | NBD Doctrine of Creation VA Philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
Soul music
B Survival B Animalism B Personal Identity |
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | I argue that ensouled animalismthe view that we are identical to animals that have immaterial souls as partshas a pair of advantages over its two nearest rivals, materialistic animalism and pure dualism. Contra pure dualism, ensouled animalism can explain how physical predications can be literally true of us. Contra materialistic animalism, ensouled animalism can explain how animals can survive death (without resorting to body snatching or body fissioning). Furthermore, ensouled animalism has these advantages without creating any problems beyond those already faced by animalism and by belief in souls. However, some animalists, including Eric Olson, think that animals cannot have immaterial parts. I present a sufficient condition for animal parthood that implies animals can have immaterial parts. Ensouled animalism is not only possible, but also doubly attractive. |
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| ISSN: | 1873-930X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Sophia
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s11841-017-0633-6 |