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The pursuit of immortality: From the ego to the soul
Author(s) -
Miller Lisa,
Miller Kenneth,
Haught John,
Murphy Nancey
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06183.x
Subject(s) - immortality , miller , soul , id, ego and super ego , perspective (graphical) , mysticism , philosophy , environmental ethics , psychoanalysis , sociology , epistemology , theology , psychology , art , biology , ecology , visual arts
Moderated by Lisa Miller from Newsweek , evolutionary biologist Kenneth Miller (Brown University) and theologians John Haught (Georgetown University) and Nancey Murphy (Fuller Theological Seminary) discuss the questions Are we immortal? Do our souls exist beyond our bodies? and What scientific evidence is there for mystical experience? from a cultural, historical, and scientific perspective. The following is an edited transcript of the discussion that occurred March 23, 2011, 7:00–8:15 PM, at the New York Academy of Sciences in New York City.