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Reviewed on February 1, 2020 | Arts & Humanities
Modern scientific thought recognizes the human self as a material, mortal thing "inhabiting a tiny temporary speck of the vast cosmos." But, eschewing abstract, reductionist naturalism for a more humane philosophy, the esteemed British philosopher and Descartes scholar Cottingham (emeritus, Univ. Reading; King's College, London; How To Believe) argues that consciousness reveals something of great value, the soul or self as a "subjective centre of ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More