Daniel M. Ogilvie

After 45 years of teaching (mostly in the Department of Psychology at Rutgers University) and nearing the end of my career, I have been engaged in removing the wraps from the topic of soul and afterlife beliefs. I am a personality and social psychologist who formed a partnership with my brain scientist colleague (Leonard Hamilton), and together we have been exploring the riches of a new field of inquiry. The topic of soul and afterlife beliefs provides easy entrance into the disciplines of psychology, history, philosophy, brain evolution, child development, cognitive development, anthropology, religion, mythology, and other fields of inquiry.

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Soul Beliefs: Causes and Consequences - Unit 3: How Does It All End? (Coursera)

Apr 15th 2024
Soul Beliefs: Causes and Consequences - Unit 3: How Does It All End? (Coursera)
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Throughout history, the vast majority of people around the globe have believed they have, however defined, a “soul.” While the question of whether the soul exists cannot be answered by science, what we can study are the causes and consequences of various beliefs about the soul and its prospects [...]

Soul Beliefs: Causes and Consequences - Unit 1: Historical Foundations (Coursera)

Throughout history, the vast majority of people around the globe have believed they have, however defined, a “soul.” While the question of whether the soul exists cannot be answered by science, what we can study are the causes and consequences of various beliefs about the soul and its prospects [...]

Soul Beliefs: Causes and Consequences - Unit 2: Belief Systems (Coursera)

Throughout history, the vast majority of people around the globe have believed they have, however defined, a “soul.” While the question of whether the soul exists cannot be answered by science, what we can study are the causes and consequences of various beliefs about the soul and its prospects [...]