What Is the Soul Defined By: On the Moment When Observation and Definition Become Violence

By Joseph Lee

This book is a record of failure.

Not the failure of individuals,
but the failure of definition itself.

In the universe of Pillars of Eternity,
souls are real, observable, and regulated.
Reincarnation exists without memory.
Gods manage systems rather than create meaning.

When children are born without observable souls,
the world does what all systems do under uncertainty:
it defines, classifies, and excludes.

Rather than offering answers,
this book tracks how every attempt to define the soul collapses-
through observation, intelligence, theology, and politics-
and how those collapses are transformed into legitimacy for control.

This is not a book about fantasy lore.
It is a structural critique of how societies decide
who counts as a person
and what happens to those who do not.

If the soul cannot be proven,
and definition becomes violence,
what remains of humanity?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GF7KN3M7
• ISBN13: 9798242758780
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 38 Pages
• Weight: 0.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"