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In this chapter we enquire about the link between mind and brain and what place is given to the soul in philosophy. There are various views in the history of philosophy and we discuss briefly some of them.
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Raymond Martin and John Barrise, Rise and Fall of the Soul. New York: Columbia University Press, 2006, p. 3.
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Crawford, R. (2011). The Philosopher and the Soul. In: The Battle for the Soul. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230118331_8
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