[Avodah] Minds, Souls and Atzilus

[Micha Berger]

I just finished a pair of blog entries on the relationship between the brain,
the mind and the soul, using the concept of atzilus to explain how they can be
related without needing to invoke causality between spiritual and physical.

The second one ran quite long, taking detours into the Rambam's understanding
of mal'akhim (which in turn dallied in chomer vetzurah and in Aristotilian
physics), a little bit about what's a bit, and the religious meaning of shoes.

http://www.aishdas.org/asp/2006/11/atzilus-and-the-mind-body-problem.shtml
http://www.aishdas.org/asp/2006/12/atzilus-and-the-mind-body-problem-part-ii.shtml

I would love to hear feedback. I am also sure not everyone will buy into my
thesis.

I also have ideas about something on the difference between people and animal
intelligence for a future post, as well as something on the nequdas habchirah
and neuron firing patterns.

Tir'u baTov!
-mi

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