Why do you talk about souls rather than minds? | Richard Swinburne

Richard Swinburne, one of the world’s leading philosophers, and author of 2019 OUP book Are We Bodies or Souls? (https://global.oup.com/academic/product/are-we-bodies-or-souls-9780198831495) sat down with us to discuss his worldview on the past, current, and future state of philosophy; his thoughts on human beings and souls; and to consider if there are some things which are simply beyond scientific understanding.

Has your worldview changed since you started doing philosophy?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxlYAssgD58

Do philosophers ever discover new things? If they don’t; is that a failure?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz546WEyYqc

Is philosophy today is in better or worse shape than it was when you started? Are you optimistic about its future?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auYKkZMlgBw

Your book is about what human beings are; why do you talk about souls rather than minds?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqHqUJqzZSM

Does it make sense for non-religious people to talk about souls?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut6TUBrBYig

Is science unable to answer the question of what human beings are?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6do75ROSTQ

Are there some things about us which are simply beyond scientific understanding?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCQc7gDwRlI