In today’s episode, we dive deep into part 2 of our whistle stop tour of what cultures have had to say about soul. We’re honing today more on what essentially the Western world has had to say about the point of a soul.

More concretely, we:

* Investigate how three major Greek philosophers conceptualized both what a soul is and what the point of having one is, before moving on to* Examine Christianity’s understanding of a soul, and how its eschatology has deeply marked Western culture, and then we’ll end by* Play with James Hillman's thought—a psychologist who draws quite a bit from Jung—who formed the archetypal psychology concept of the soul.

Ready to go deeper?

* Wanting to correct me on my philosophical understand, but not sure where to start? Check out Philosophy 101 by Paul Kleinman* Curious about Christianity's concept of soul? Read more here.* Looking to dive deeper into Hillman's ideas? Start with The Soul's Code

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HOSTED BY: Jenn Fredette