Wait, But Why? Challenging the Intuitive Force of Substance Dualism

IF 1.1 0 RELIGION

Scientia et Fides Pub Date : 2021-03-14 DOI:10.12775/SETF.2021.009

S. Ritchie

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Abstract

In responding to Joshua Farris’ The Soul of Theological Anthropology, I suggest several reasons for questioning the theological need for substance dualism in any form. Specifically, I argue that it is not at the level of analytic argumentation that the mind or soul is best understood, and that the sciences do indeed challenge substance dualism (despite philosophical arguments to the contrary). In making this argument, I examine the roles of intuition and theological pre-commitments in one’s determination of the correct understanding of the mind or soul. I suggest that dualism is not only theologically unnecessary, but also an intuition that we have reason to question.

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等等，为什么?挑战物质二元论的直觉力量

在回应约书亚·法里斯的《神学人类学的灵魂》时，我提出了几个理由来质疑神学对任何形式的物质二元论的需要。具体地说，我认为并不是在分析论证的层面上才能最好地理解心灵或灵魂，而且科学确实挑战了物质二元论(尽管哲学观点与之相反)。在提出这个论点时，我考察了直觉和神学上的预先承诺在一个人决定对心灵或灵魂的正确理解中的作用。我认为二元论不仅在神学上是不必要的，而且是我们有理由质疑的直觉。

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Scientia et Fides RELIGION-

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1.80

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10.00%

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期刊介绍： "Scientia et Fides" (SetF) is an open access online journal published twice a year. It is promoted by the Faculty of Theology of Nicolaus Copernicus University, in Torun, in collaboration with the Group of Research “Science, Reason and Faith” (CRYF), at the University of Navarra. The journal is characterised by the interdisciplinary approach, multiplicity of research perspectives and broad reflection on methodology as well as analysis of the latest publications on the relationship between science and faith. The tasks of the journal are perfectly expressed by the motto "Veritas in omnibus quaerenda est" ("to seek the truth in all things") from "De revolutionibus" by Nicolaus Copernicus. SetF aims to present rigorous research works regarding different aspects of the relationship between science and religion. For this reason, SetF articles are not confined to the methodology of a single discipline and may cover a wide range of topics, provided that the interdisciplinary dialogue between science and religion is undertaken. The journal accepts articles written in English, Spanish, Polish, French, Italian and German which will be evaluated by a peer-review process.