Materialism, Minds, and Cartesian Dualism
Robert Francis Almeder
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
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| Key points | Argues that case studies from roughly thirty years of scientific research on reincarnation demonstrate that some people have reincarnated to some degree, and that these cases therefore refute the materialist position that only physical objects exist. The book does not attempt to explain why, how, or for how long reincarnation occurs. |
Abstract
Materialism, Minds, and Cartesian Dualism offers a history of how philosophers and scientists have thought about mind/body problems, especially as it concerns the question of consciousness after death. This book interrogates the last thirty years of scientific research on reincarnation, considering a series of case studies impossible to explain in any other way than persisting consciousness after death. Although this book does not attempt to argue why or how some people reincarnate and how long they reincarnate. It argues that these case studies demonstrate in compelling ways that some people have indeed to some degree reincarnated. Therefore the philosophical materialist position that only physical objects exist is refuted.