Philosophical Problems with Disembodied Existence and Survival of Death

• Authors: Janusz Salamon
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article discusses the philosophical problems associated with the dualistic conception of the person dominant in traditions influenced by Platonism. The key suggestion made in the article is that opting for an embodied rather than a disembodied posthumous existence for the human person will in no way hinder the theistic philosopher when it comes to arguing that God (and/or other spiritual beings) exists in a disembodied form.

Keywords

EN

Philosophy; Survival Behavior (Animals); Death; Future Life; Platonists; Body; body-mind relation; dualism; God

• Publisher: Akademia Ignatianum w Krakowie
• Journal: Forum Philosophicum
• Year: 2006
• Volume: 11
• Pages: 81-94

Contributors

author

Janusz Salamon

• Jesuit University of Philosophy and Education Ignatianum in Cracow

References

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Identifiers

DOI

10.5840/forphil2006119

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