Charles Taliaferro’s “Philosophy of Mind and the Christian” begins with a loaded question: “Are we thoroughly physical beings, or do we contain some nonphysical part, something we may call a soul, spirit, or mind?” The question presents us with a false dilemma, for there is also the possibility that we are neither merely material beings nor do we contain a soul as a nonphysical part of us. Taliaferro follows this with a list of other questions pertaining to the philosophy of mind and asks whether Christians should give answers to these sorts of questions that differ from non-Christian colleagues. It seems odd to divide colleagues based on Christianity with regard to these questions, for it means that if the Christian colleagues do have a particular take on these issues, it will be different from that of non-Christian theistic colleagues. Perhaps, however, Taliaferro’s department consists only of Christians and atheists. In this case, however, Taliaferro seems to think that there will be a uniformity in Christian thought that seems somewhat doubtful.
Legenhausen, G. C. (. (2021). Should Christians or Muslims Be Dualists? A Critical Review of Two Articles. Theosophia Islamica, 1(2), 75-104. doi: 10.22081/jti.2021.72372
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Gary Carl (Muhammad) Legenhausen. "Should Christians or Muslims Be Dualists? A Critical Review of Two Articles", Theosophia Islamica, 1, 2, 2021, 75-104. doi: 10.22081/jti.2021.72372
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Legenhausen, G. C. (. (2021). 'Should Christians or Muslims Be Dualists? A Critical Review of Two Articles', Theosophia Islamica, 1(2), pp. 75-104. doi: 10.22081/jti.2021.72372
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Legenhausen, G. C. (. Should Christians or Muslims Be Dualists? A Critical Review of Two Articles. Theosophia Islamica, 2021; 1(2): 75-104. doi: 10.22081/jti.2021.72372
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