Bodily-constituted persons, soulish persons, and the "imago Dei": the problem from a definite I
Lynne Rudder Baker makes a significant contribution to theological anthropology by constructively drawing from her constitutional view of human persons (hereafter CV). In a recent article, "Persons and the Natural Order", Baker defends CV and argues that it more satisfactorily accounts for...
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Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
Language: | English |
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Marquette Univ. Press
[2016]
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Philosophy & theology
Year: 2016, Volume: 28, Issue: 2, Pages: 455-468 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Baker, Lynne Rudder 1944-2017
/ Body
/ Soul
/ Image of God
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IxTheo Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history NBE Anthropology |
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Summary: | Lynne Rudder Baker makes a significant contribution to theological anthropology by constructively drawing from her constitutional view of human persons (hereafter CV). In a recent article, "Persons and the Natural Order", Baker defends CV and argues that it more satisfactorily accounts for the philosophical and theological desiderata. I am especially interested in the theological desiderata given by Baker, which at its core seems to depend upon personal agency. I argue that substance dualism offers a superior accounting for the psychology persons have of themselves as personal agents. In fact, Baker’s CV encounters a significant problem concerning the ability to pick out definite content regarding the ‘I’ that entails other problematic theological ramifications. |
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ISSN: | 0890-2461 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Philosophy & theology
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5840/philtheol2016102765 |