Tag: Duncan MacDougall (1866-1920)

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
September 29, 2025

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Medicine and Health, Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, Science

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David Goudsward, Duncan MacDougall (1866-1920), Leah Hudson, Mary Roach, Soul (weight)}

Why the Soul Doesn’t — and Can’t — Weigh Anything

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September 29, 2025

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Medicine and Health, Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, Science}

Dr. Duncan MacDougall’s attempts to weigh the soul were ingenious as well as controversial but he misunderstood the soul’s nature.