Human Immortality: Two Supposed Objections to the Doctrine - Softcover

William James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1602060444 ISBN 13: 9781602060449

Publisher: Cosimo Inc, 2007

Synopsis

Originally a lecture given at Harvard as part of the Ingersoll Lecture on Immortality, this small volume is psychologist William James's updated second edition, which addresses criticisms levied against his original work on the nature of human immortality. James sees the individual soul as part of a greater soul, hidden behind the veil of death. And that greater soul, perhaps God, perhaps an essence that defies description, is eternal. James brings together modern science and mysticism to show his audience that the two are not as incompatible as they might have believed. Spiritual seekers, religious individuals, and even skeptics will find this discussion on the possibility of immortality thought-provoking and electric. American psychologist and philosopher WILLIAM JAMES (1842-1910), brother of novelist Henry James, was a groundbreaking researcher at Harvard University and one of the most popular thinkers of the 19th century. Among his many works are Principles of Psychology (1890) and The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature (1902).

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About the Author

WILLIAM JAMES was a prolific photojournalist who took more than 10,000 images of Toronto during the early twentieth century.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cosimo Inc
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1602060444
• ISBN 13: 9781602060449
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 84