2024/01/29 by Cristián Hernández Maturana · 1 voice
Arts and Humanities · Psychology · #Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices #Theology and Philosophy of Evil #Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs
paper · doi:10.1080/09515089.2024.2309260
openalex publication_date 2024/01/29 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
This article addresses the question of the object of psychology in the context of recent attempts in philosophy of mind to restore the concept of the soul in the framework of a strong anthropological dualism. After an historical and philosophical explanation of the modern dismissal of the human soul as the object of psychology, this article provides a critical examination of the new turn to dualism by reference to an exemplary case. It is shown that apriorism and spiritualism are the two fundamental problems that explain neodualism’s inefficacy to provide a convincing argument for the restoration of the substantial soul as the object of psychology. Finally, certain guidelines for a new approach to this question are proposed in rudimentary form.