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    Anatomy of the Soul
    Anatomy of the Soul
    Anatomy of the Soul
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    Anatomy of the Soul

    By Dr. Diana Prince

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    What Is The Soul?
    This book examines the nature of the soul
    through the eyes of philosophers, scientists, artists,
    writers and saints. The concept of the soul has been
    explored from ancient times until our own.
    The soul has been recognized as both mystery and
    powerful force, and remains an issue of consequence.
    It is as relevant today as it has ever been.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateJun 16, 2018
    ISBN9781546246701
    Anatomy of the Soul
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    Dr. Diana Prince

    Dr. Diana Prince has a Master’s Degree in English and a Master’s Degree in Philosophy from California State University at San Diego. She has a PhD in Psychology from United States International University.

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      Anatomy of the Soul - Dr. Diana Prince

      Anatomy

      of the

      SOUL

      DR. DIANA PRINCE

      AuthorHouse™

      1663 Liberty Drive

      Bloomington, IN 47403

      www.authorhouse.com

      Phone: 1 (800) 839-8640

      © 2018 Dr. Diana Prince. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or

      transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 06/15/2018

      ISBN: 978-1-5462-4671-8 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-5462-4672-5 (hc)

      ISBN: 978-1-5462-4670-1 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2018907077

      Print information available on the last page.

      Getty Photos

      The Cover photo and photo on page 9 are used with the permission of Getty Photos.

      Author Photos

      Photos on pages 27, 42 and 60 are property of the Author.

      This book is printed on acid-free paper.

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      Contents

      Chapter 1 Scope of the Question

      Chapter 2 Aristotle and the Soul

      Chapter 3 Plato and the Soul

      Chapter 4 Mahatma Gandhi and the Soul

      Chapter 5 Kirlian Photography and Energy Phenomena

      Chapter 6 The Distinction between Spirit and Soul

      Chapter 7 Quantum Physics and the Soul

      Chapter 8 Taoism and the Soul

      Chapter 9 Teilhard de Chardin and the Soul

      Chapter 10 African Tribal Religions and the Soul

      Chapter 11 Sigmund Freud and the Soul

      Chapter 12 The Soul and the Sleep / Death Analogy

      Chapter 13 Buddhism and the Soul

      Chapter 14 Saint Thomas Aquinas and the Soul

      Chapter 15 The Ancient Egyptian Conception of Soul

      Chapter 16 Jean-Jacques Rousseau on the Soul

      Chapter 17 The Baha’i Faith and the Soul

      Chapter 18 Shintoism and the Soul

      Chapter 19 Confucius and the Soul

      Chapter 20 Catholicism and the Soul

      Chapter 21 Aldous Huxley and the Soul

      Chapter 22 Elie Wiesel and the Soul

      Chapter 23 Pablo Picasso and the Soul

      Chapter 24 Salvador Dali and the Soul

      Chapter 25 Rene Descartes and the Soul

      Chapter 26 Rembrandt and the Soul

      Chapter 27 Michelangelo and the Soul

      Chapter 28 American Indian Cultures and the Soul

      Chapter 29 Hinduism and the Soul

      Chapter 30 Islam and the Soul

      Chapter 31 Judaism and the Soul

      Chapter 32 Goethe and the Soul

      Chapter 33 Thomas Edison and the Soul

      Chapter 34 Max Planck and the Soul

      Chapter 35 Edith Stein and the Soul

      Chapter 36 John Locke and the Soul

      List of Photos

      Kirlian Photography and Energy Phenomena

      Kirlian Photograph of Chickweed Leaf

      Buddhism and the Soul

      Jokang Buddhist Temple in Lhasa, Tibet

      Catholicism and the Soul

      Burial Cathedral of Mary Magdalen in Provence, France

      Hinduism and the Soul

      Holy Man at the Ganges River in Varanasi, India

      Introduction

      What is this thing called the soul? It is a question that has persisted since the beginning of time in some form or other. It is central to man’s coming to terms with mortality and its meaning.

      What is this force or power? Does it exist? What is this resilience that informs man’s reason, renews him, drives him on to pursue his highest self…

      and promises him heaven?

      CHAPTER ONE

      Scope of the Question

      What is a soul?

      It is not a simple question. And it is not even just one question. The concept of a soul is described in Genesis, and centuries earlier in cultures such as ancient China and Egypt. And yet there is no simple consensus.

      Is soul interchangeable with the term life force? If this is the case, is it as unique as every single person who is infused with it? Or is each permutation in which a soul resides an intrinsic part of One Soul?

      Is soul separate from its host object?

      Is soul the essence of every being or thing?

      Is soul energy as opposed to substance?

      Is soul imminent or potential?

      Is soul immortal?

      Is soul applicable only to man, or does it include animals and other living things?

      Is soul free energy?

      Is soul intrinsic to all matter? We know that a burned object, organic or non-organic, changes form. Physical matter and substance are altered in the process of burning. Does the burning process release energy? And if so, where does that energy go?

      In Kirlian photography, how does a living object differ from an inanimate object when photographed? What energy field is captured on the photographic plate?

      We find that there is a commonality of meaning in the many different names for the soul. In Hinduism, prana refers to the life energy or life force. In China, the word chi is used to describe that life energy. In Japan, the word Ki refers to spiritual energy. Many other terms are also used to describe the essence of the soul. This book will examine the meaning of the soul, and the respects in which different cultures and religions interpret the concept.

      CHAPTER TWO

      Aristotle and the Soul

      Aristotle wrote his Essays on the Soul in 350 BC. He was attempting to find an accurate definition of soul, by comparing his own observations with those of his contemporaries. Many of them believed that the soul was linked to the body, and was the source of movement in the body.

      Aristotle disagreed with this, believing that would have implied that soul or psyche was actually a part of the body. Aristotle believed that soul was immaterial in substance and the soul was an entity totally separate from the body.

      However, while believing the soul was intangible and not part of the physical body, Aristotle believed that thought originated in the heart, and that the heart was also where the soul lived.

      He rejected the idea that the soul was the source of movement in the body. He argued that the body’s actual movement comes about by skeletal, muscular and other body systems that enable the physical movement. He relegated soul to the part of man that was beyond those biological systems, and argued that soul was in the realm of the mind with respect to thought, choice and decisions. This made a clear distinction between the autonomic biological processes and the intelligent and thinking aspects of man.

      Aristotle believed that the soul or psyche represented a dualism which expressed itself through the body, but was not an organic part of it. The psyche was, he believed, eternal and indestructible.

      He suggested that the other alternative, and the incorrect one, was that the soul was a part joined to the body and dependent on it, which could itself deteriorate over time with the wear of the body.

      Soul, according to Aristotle, is what animates life, and yet is not reduced to biological life. He described the soul as non-physical perception and cognition, which is unified in its essence.

      Aristotle raised the issues of how the soul might differ among human beings and animals and plants. Some mental aspects in man seem to differ substantially from what can be observed in both animals and plants. While all species assimilate food, experience growth and reproduce, there are some questions which cannot be answered. For example, are animals able to imagine?

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