Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence, and Human Nature: Theological and Philosophical Reflections
September 1, 1999 Ian G. Barbour
I develop a multilevel, holistic view of persons, emphasizing embodiment, emotions, consciousness, and the social self. In successive sections 1 draw from six sources: 1. Theology. The biblical understanding of the unitary, embodied, social self gave way in classical Christianity to a body-soul dualism, but it has been recovered by many recent theologians. 2. Neuroscience. Research has shown...