The concepts of mind, soul, and consciousness are key to an understanding of ourselves
and how we interact with the universe around us. Ian Barbour names the mind/body problem
as one of the major subjects of long-term discussion among religion, philosophy, and
science, including cognitive psychology. However, his treatment of the traditional philosophical positions on this topic is wanting. What is most intriguing is that, after years of
discussion, newer approaches to the mind/body problem seem to have come full circle, sharing many commonalities with the much older approach of property dualism
