Sorry, I thought I sent this yesterday but I found it still up on my computer screen this morning. I wrote:
I haven't in so many words, though maybe I should. The issue is that different Christian traditions actually have different understandings of the soul. I'm fond of pointing to this very good series of talks from an Antiochian Orthodox priest on the care of the soul, which draws directly from Plato's Republic: https://www.ancientfaith.com/specials/orthodox_anthropology/the_transformation_of_the_inner_man
On the other hand, Catholic psychology (using "psyche" in the literal sense of "soul") is usually drawn directly from Aquinas, which is to say, from Aristotle. I personally find that much less interesting.
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Date: 2023-03-01 12:08 pm (UTC)I haven't in so many words, though maybe I should. The issue is that different Christian traditions actually have different understandings of the soul. I'm fond of pointing to this very good series of talks from an Antiochian Orthodox priest on the care of the soul, which draws directly from Plato's Republic: https://www.ancientfaith.com/specials/orthodox_anthropology/the_transformation_of_the_inner_man
On the other hand, Catholic psychology (using "psyche" in the literal sense of "soul") is usually drawn directly from Aquinas, which is to say, from Aristotle. I personally find that much less interesting.