"Phenomenology of Life - From the Animal Soul to the Human Mind" is a scholarly book that explores the relationship between the biological functions of the brain and human consciousness. It examines the challenges arising from the assumption that transcendental phenomenology has overcome the classical dichotomy of mind and body. The collection of studies offers various perspectives on whether human experiences can be explained through the physiological functions of the brain without losing the uniqueness of human consciousness. The authors analyze concepts such as animality and intellect, as well as the distinction between naturalistic and personalistic attitudes. Through this interdisciplinary approach, a new proposal for the functional differentiation of conscious modalities is developed, investigating the roots of specifically human experience and questioning the dichotomies and reductionisms in philosophy.