immor

He thought of all his work, of all the glory, of his aspirations for immor - tality.

Mortalis Salvatore, R. A., 1959- 1999

He thought of all his work, of all the glory, of his aspirations for immor - tality.

Mortalis Salvatore, R. A., 1959- 1999

This argument is simply that the universality of the belief in immor - tality is evidence of its truth.

DEATH AND IMMORTALITY JACQUES CHORON 1968

Of course, many people would be satisfied with mere “social” or “historical” immor - tality — to have left traces of one's passage on earth in the form of an artistic achievement, scientific dis - covery, or other remarkable accomplishments.

DEATH AND IMMORTALITY JACQUES CHORON 1968

In the meantime the reintroduction to the Western world of Greek philosophical works, in particular those of Aristotle, by Arabic scholars about the middle of the twelfth century, brought with it the first serious threat to the universally accepted belief in immortality, since these works, and the commentaries on them, contained shocking but well-reasoned arguments against immor - tality of the soul.

DEATH AND IMMORTALITY JACQUES CHORON 1968

But this argument tacitly assumes the immor - tality of the soul, since only in such a case can one speak of the consequences of the traumatic experience of death.

DEATH AND IMMORTALITY JACQUES CHORON 1968

Less hostile but still condescending is the treatment of Plato by some of those philosophers who tried to defend the existence of a personal God and the immor - tality of the soul by common sense rationalism.

Dictionary of the History of Ideas ERNST MORITZ MANASSE 1968

As early as the ninth century, the Irish monk John Scotus Erigena held that personal immor - tality cannot be proved or disproved by reason.

DEATH AND IMMORTALITY JACQUES CHORON 1968

Thus, while the Chinese alchemist sought a potable gold and various chemically prepared drugs in his quest for longevity and immor - tality, the texts also indicate a real interest in alchemy as the search for the inner perfection of the soul.

ALCHEMY ALLEN G. DEBUS 1968

In order to be a satisfactory solution to the problems arising in connection with the fact of death, immor - tality must be first a “personal” immortality, and sec - ondly it must be a “pleasant” one.

DEATH AND IMMORTALITY JACQUES CHORON 1968