The Spiritual Limits of Neuropsychological Life
Abstract. How neuropsychology is necessary but insufficient for understanding spirituality is explored. Multileveled spiritual requisites are systematically examined in terms of their neuropsychological constituents and limitations. The central “problem of integrity” is articulated via the “modulari...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Wiley-Blackwell
1996
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Zygon
Année: 1996, Volume: 31, Numéro: 2, Pages: 209-234 |
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Spirituality
B mind-brain relationship B Levels of analysis B Self B Neuropsychology B Social cognition |
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| Résumé: | Abstract. How neuropsychology is necessary but insufficient for understanding spirituality is explored. Multileveled spiritual requisites are systematically examined in terms of their neuropsychological constituents and limitations. The central “problem of integrity” is articulated via the “modularity” of our neuropsychology, and evidence is presented for disunities of self and consciousness. It is argued that the integrity of self or spirit is a contingent achievement rather than a necessary given. Integrating possibilities include belief, emotion, and relationships. Understanding integrity, and the transformations of self-surrender and sacrifice, may require explicitly stepping beyond neuropsychology and including the self in a larger system. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9744 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Zygon
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.1996.tb00020.x |