The Illusion of ImmortalityPresents the case for human mortality--the finality of death. But, Lamont argues, the illusion of immortality is an affirmative vision, not a negative one. |
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Page 46
... activities , functions and environ- ments usually pertaining to earthly existence and natural bodies . The immortal personality in the inter- mediate state both enjoys and suffers a great many experiences that would simply be impossible ...
... activities , functions and environ- ments usually pertaining to earthly existence and natural bodies . The immortal personality in the inter- mediate state both enjoys and suffers a great many experiences that would simply be impossible ...
Page 75
... activities of rea- soning , willing , imagining , remembering and the like . At the same time it is hard to see how these activities of the personality , bound up as they are from THE ILLUSION OF IMMORTALITY 75.
... activities of rea- soning , willing , imagining , remembering and the like . At the same time it is hard to see how these activities of the personality , bound up as they are from THE ILLUSION OF IMMORTALITY 75.
Page 86
... activities . But not everything that goes on in the rest of the body has immediately important consequences for the brain and its powers of thought . And this is why persons may have serious , long - drawn - out and often fatal diseases ...
... activities . But not everything that goes on in the rest of the body has immediately important consequences for the brain and its powers of thought . And this is why persons may have serious , long - drawn - out and often fatal diseases ...
Contents
The Fundamental Issue | 22 |
The Verdict of Science | 62 |
The Environment of Heaven | 127 |
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activities after-existence after-life ancient Aristotle become belief in immortality Benedict Spinoza bodily body and personality brain century cerebral cortex Christ Christian Church complete conception conscious Corliss Lamont cortex dead death definite desire dualistic earth earthly emotional eternal etheric etheric body existence experience F. C. S. Schiller fact faith feel forever Fosdick function future George Santayana grave happiness Harry Emerson Fosdick heaven hell hereafter human personality idea of immortality ideal imagine immortality ideas implies individual Jesus John Dewey Kant kind living Lucretius matter means ment mental million mind modern immortalists monistic monistic psychology moral natural body organism personal immortality personal survival philosophy physical Plato possible Professor psychology reason religion religious resurrection Santayana sense Sheol sonality soul specific spirit Spiritualists Struldbrugs supernatural symbolic tality telepathy theory things this-worldly thought tion uncon universe whole worth-while