In a message dated 11/21/08 11:19:29 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Whitman distinguished body and soul --- not body and mind. > But the question is: Did Whitman distinguish soul and mind? > > Is anyone here claiming that Whitman's notion of "soul" was not much > different from the "mind" as it is now discussed in neuroscience? > Which neuroscience? Consider a dualist who claims there are two kinds of entities: material and notional. Most of those dualists would accept that the material affects the notional. Some of them will contend that the notional can even affect the material. Such dualists could be neuroscientists, bending themselves to understanding the "mechanics" of the interaction. If Whitman never explicitly drew a distinction between soul and mind, and never described his notion of "soul", then does Lehrer assume that, for Whitman, soul and mind are the same? (I put that as a question to those who've read chptger one. My copy hasn't arrived from Amazon yet.) ************** One site has it all. Your email accounts, your social networks, and the things you love. Try the new AOL.com today!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212962939x1200825291/aol?redi r=http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp %26icid=aolcom40vanity%26ncid=emlcntaolcom00000001)
