This book is a clear and concise history of the soul in western philosophy, from Plato to cutting-edge contemporary work in philosophy of mind. Packed with arguments for and against a range of different, historically significant philosophies of the soul Addresses the essential issues, including min[...]

What does philosophy have to say on the question of the meaning of life? This is one of the founding questions of philosophy and has remained a central problem for philosophers from antiquity through to the Middle Ages and modern period. It may surprise some readers that there has, in fact, been a [...]

Stewart Goetz examines one of the founding questions of philosophy: the purpose of life. This has remained a central question for philosophers from ancient times through to the Middle Ages and modern period.The central idea that shapes The Purpose of Life is Augustine's assertion that "It is the dec[...]