Immortal Souls provides as ambitious and complete a defense of Aristotelian-Thomistic
philosophical anthropology as is currently in print. Among the many topics covered are the
reality and unity of the self the immateriality of the intellect the freedom of the will the
immortality of the soul the critique of artificial intelligence and the refutation of both
Cartesian and materialist conceptions of human nature. Along the way the main rival positions
in contemporary philosophy and science are thoroughly engaged with and rebutted. Reviews
"Edward Feser's book is a Summa of the nature of the human person: it is therefore both a
rather long ¿ but brilliant ¿ monograph and a valuable work for consultation. Each of the
human faculties discussed is treated comprehensively with a broad range of theories considered
for and against and although Feser's conclusions are firmly Thomistic one can derive great
benefit from his discussions even if one is not a convinced hylomorphist. Every philosopher of
mind would benefit from having this book within easy reach." Howard Robinson Professor
Emeritus of Philosophy Central European University ¿Feser defends the Aristotelian and
Thomistic system effectively bringing it into dialogue with recent debates and drawing on some
of the best of both analytic (Kripke Searle BonJour Fodor) and phenomenological (Heidegger
Merleau-Ponty Dreyfus) philosophy. He deftly rebuts objections to Thomism both ancient and
modern. Anyone working today on personal identity the unity of the self the semantics of
cognition free will or qualia will need to engage with the analysis and arguments presented
here.¿ Robert C. Koons Professor of Philosophy University of Texas at Austin.
