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The illusion of immortality / Corliss Lamont ; introduction by John Dewey. [print]

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Continuum, (c)1990.Edition: fifth editionDescription: xiii, 303 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780804463775
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BT921
  • BT921.H169.I458 1990
Available additional physical forms:
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Contents:
Immortality and God -- Insistence of the question -- Immortality defined -- The issue stated -- Among ancient and primitive peoples -- The Christian resurrection -- Immortal bodies : modern style -- Biology and physiology -- Psychology and medicine -- Dualism and distress -- Implications for immortality -- The modern dilemma -- Attempted solutions -- Where logic leads -- Concerning spiritualists and others -- The ethical arguments -- Turning wishes into proofs -- Can God save the situation? -- The desire for immortality -- Specific motivations -- Symbolic interpretations -- An affirmative philosophy -- The meaning of death -- Conclusion.
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION Non-fiction BT921.L167 1990 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923001639091

"A Frederick Ungar book."

Introduction by John Dewey -- Immortality and God -- Insistence of the question -- Immortality defined -- The issue stated -- Among ancient and primitive peoples -- The Christian resurrection -- Immortal bodies : modern style -- Biology and physiology -- Psychology and medicine -- Dualism and distress -- Implications for immortality -- The modern dilemma -- Attempted solutions -- Where logic leads -- Concerning spiritualists and others -- The ethical arguments -- Turning wishes into proofs -- Can God save the situation? -- The desire for immortality -- Specific motivations -- Symbolic interpretations -- An affirmative philosophy -- The meaning of death -- Conclusion.

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