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6 - Innovation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2023

Robert Kugelmann
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University of Dallas
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Innovative conceptions of the soul flourished in the past century. Worcester and McComb discussed the subconscious as the soul, that unknown aspect of ourselves. The subconscious was the source of religious experience. Myers’ “subliminal self” produced automata that upsurged across the threshold of consciousness; while automata could be pathological, they could also be indicative of the future evolution of the personality. James speculated about souls beyond the individual, even of the earth itself. Jung articulated an understanding of the soul and of psychical reality. Holt recognized soul in the form of consciousness as the “cross-section.” Holt recognized form in “the wish,” as organizing consciousness and behavior. These innovations represented a shift in emphasis from the figural of mental life—consciousness—to its ground. They shifted the conversation about the soul from it being an efficient cause of mental life to it being the formal cause of mental life.

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Print publication year: 2023

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  • Innovation
  • Robert Kugelmann, University of Dallas
  • Book: The Soul in Soulless Psychology
  • Online publication: 10 February 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009301220.007
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  • Innovation
  • Robert Kugelmann, University of Dallas
  • Book: The Soul in Soulless Psychology
  • Online publication: 10 February 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009301220.007
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  • Innovation
  • Robert Kugelmann, University of Dallas
  • Book: The Soul in Soulless Psychology
  • Online publication: 10 February 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009301220.007
Available formats
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