What About the Soul? (Podcast 011)

Authors

Dennis M. Sullivan, Cedarville UniversityFollow

Document Type

Podcast

Publication Date

11-2007

Abstract

The CedarEthics podcast for November, 2007 is a discussion of the soul, and how this impacts our understanding of human personhood. We look back at Plato’s dialogue Phaedo, and we examine the history of the concept. We also look at the soul in Scripture.

Finally, we consider a beautiful engraving by William Blake, to illustrate a Robert Blair poem, The Grave, and how it captures the idea of the soul.

Keywords

Bioethics, soul, human personhood

Comments

Sources and Links:

• Project Gutenberg E-Text of Phaedo
• The First Fourteen Days of Human Life

Theme Music: Gli Uccelli (The Birds), Part I. Prelude (Allegro moderato), by Respighi, courtesy of Shockwave Sound.

Special Music: “Minnie,” by Psykosoul

Music Bumpers: “Untitled,” by Axiom to Zeal and “Tolkien: The Hobbit” by the Brobdingnagian Bards

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Sullivan, Dennis M., "What About the Soul? (Podcast 011)" (2007). Bioethikos Podcasts. 21.
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/cedarethics_podcasts/21