The Book of Immortality
Title | The Book of Immortality PDF eBook |
Author | Adam Gollner |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | 416 |
Release | 2014-09-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1439109435 |
An exploration of one of the most universal human obsessions charts the rise of longevity science from its alchemical beginnings to modern-day genetic interventions and enters the world of those whose lives are shaped by a belief in immortality.
The Problem of Immortality
Title | The Problem of Immortality PDF eBook |
Author | Emmanuel Pétavel-Olliff |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 638 |
Release | 1892 |
Genre | Conditional immortality |
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Immortality and the Philosophy of Death
Title | Immortality and the Philosophy of Death PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Cholbi |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | 258 |
Release | 2015-12-02 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1783483857 |
A collection of seminal articles investigating whether death is bad for us – and if so, whether immortality would be good for us.
Immortality
Title | Immortality PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen Cave |
Publisher | Biteback Publishing |
Total Pages | 241 |
Release | 2012-04-17 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 184954347X |
There is a cloud-capped peak where gods and immortals while away their infinite days, and since the dawn of humanity everyone - whether they know it or not - has been trying to climb that mountain. But there are only four paths up its treacherous slope. Throughout history, people have wagered everything on their choice and fought wars against those who've decided differently. Each of these four paths - simply staying alive indefinitely, through magic or medicine; being resurrected; persisting as a soul; or living on through one's legacy - is revealed to us by a historical figure who serves as our guide. It is through these diverse individuals - such as the Egyptian queen Nefertiti; vitamin-obsessed Nobel Laureate Linus Pauling; author Mary Shelley; and Alexander the Great - that we come to understand how many of civilisation's greatest achievements have been born of our need to see our essence endure. As optimistic about the human condition as it is insightful, Immortality takes the reader on an eye-opening journey from the beginnings of civilisation to the present day. Bringing together history and philosophy, this fascinating book both enlightens and entertains, investigating whether it just might be possible to live forever, and whether that's something we should actually aspire to. But its most powerful and arresting argument is this - that it is our very preoccupation with defying mortality that has made our civilisation what it is.
Immortality
Title | Immortality PDF eBook |
Author | Herman Charles Hoskier |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 304 |
Release | 1925 |
Genre | Immortality |
ISBN |
Immortality in Ancient Philosophy
Title | Immortality in Ancient Philosophy PDF eBook |
Author | Alex Long |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 237 |
Release | 2021-06-03 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1108832288 |
Re-examines the concept of immortality in ancient philosophy from the Presocratics to Augustine.
The Problem of Immortality
Title | The Problem of Immortality PDF eBook |
Author | Emmanuel Pétavel-Olliff |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 597 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Conditional immortality |
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