ABSTRACT

Historically, philosophers, scientists, and religious authorities have debated extensively the nature of mind, body, and soul. Today, many millions, perhaps billions of people around the world believe the soul is unique to humans, and that it is immortal. Despite the prevalence of the belief in the soul, the concept of soul as defined above is absent or barely treated in most versions of psychology and is considered more appropriately the province of religion, spiritualism, and/or psychic phenomena.