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Lecture 03

The lecture discusses arguments for the existence of the soul, beginning with "inferences to the best explanation," which posit the existence of unseen things like the soul to explain phenomena that are agreed to occur, such as consciousness. The reading assignment for the lecture is listed as none.

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Lecture 03

The lecture discusses arguments for the existence of the soul, beginning with "inferences to the best explanation," which posit the existence of unseen things like the soul to explain phenomena that are agreed to occur, such as consciousness. The reading assignment for the lecture is listed as none.

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Session 3 - Dualism vs. physicalism (cont.) and arguments for the existence of the soul ...

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PHIL 176: Death


Lecture 3 - Arguments for the existence of the soul, Part I

Overview:
The lecture focuses on arguments that might be offered as proof for the existence of the soul. The first series of arguments discussed is those known as "inferences to the best explanation." That is, we posit the existence of things we cannot see so as to explain something else that is generally agreed to take place.

Reading assignment:
None assigned

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9/6/2011

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