Considerations Respecting the Recognition of Friends in Another World: On the Affirmed Descent of Jesus Christ Into Hell; On Phrenology in Connexion ... of a Soul in Brutes (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

John Redman Coxe

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0332333027 ISBN 13: 9780332333021

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2019

Synopsis

Explore early debates on mind, matter, and the afterlife through a historic reference on phrenology and the soul.

This edition surveys long-standing ideas about how brain faculties shape thought, memory, and speech, and it traces conversations about hell, hades, and the afterlife across biblical interpretation and ancient to modern thought.

In its pages you’ll encounter arguments that phrenology is not a new science, but an ancient one, with examples drawn from medical and philosophical sources. The text weighs linguistic and theological perspectives, linking anatomical study to beliefs about destiny, deity, and the nature of consciousness.

• Historical context for the study of phrenology and its critics.
• Connections between brain structure, voice, and likeness in this early framework.
• Debates over the meanings of terms like hell, sheol, and hades across languages and texts.
• Arguments about how science should inform belief about the soul and the divine.

Ideal for readers of 19th‑century scientific thought and biblical interpretation, this edition offers clear, accessible exposure to a pivotal historical dialogue about mind, life after death, and the science of human nature.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0332333027
• ISBN 13: 9780332333021
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 102