SPIRITUAL UNIVERSE by Fred Alan Wolf (9780966132717)
SPIRITUAL UNIVERSE (Book)
Fred Alan Wolf Release Date: 6 Mar 2006 Format: Paperback / softback Pages: 325 Publisher: 280 ISBN: 9780966132717 ISBN-10: 0966132718
Why do we believe in the soul? Does it actually exist? If so, what is it? . . . In The Spiritual Universe theoretical physicist Fred Alan Wolf engages his readers in a lively discussion of spirit, soul, matter, and self from a quantum physics perspective. Taking his readers on a fascinating tour of both Western and Eastern thought, Dr. Wolf explains the differing view of the soul in the works of Plato, Aristotle, and St. Thomas; the ancient Egyptians' belief in the nine forms of the soul; the Qabalistic idea of the soul acting in secret to bring spiritual order to a chaotic universe of matter and energy; and the Buddhist vision of a "nonsoul." Ultimately Wolf mounts a defense of the soul against its modern critics who see it as nothing more than the physical body. (With 58 illustrations.)