Searching for the Soul
As to what the soul may be, there are very many descriptive definitions. Obviously, the reality of soul can only be experienced. People speak about jobs which are merely functional at best or boring at worst as being "soulless" or "soul-destroying." John Keats spoke of this world as being "soul-making" at its best, and looked upon even very challenging situations as being so. They say that the choosing of one's ideal career demands (i) suitability to the job, (ii) hard work, including all the learning necessary to achieve it and (iii) a passion or love for that particular area of work. Furthermore, the cognoscenti say that the third quality listed here is the most crucial one to the selection of any career that will prove rewarding to any individual. Here, I wish to review four books that are all in one way or another associated with the soul, viz., (i) The Freud Wars: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Psychoanalysis by Lavinia Gomez (200...