Poul Martin Møller's Thoughts on the possibility of proofs of human immortality and other texts / / edited by Jon Stewart, Finn Gredal Jensen.
"A classicist, philosopher, and poet, Poul Martin Møller was an important figure in the Danish Golden Age. The traumatic event of the death of his wife led him to think more profoundly about the question of the immortality of the soul. In 1837 he published his most important philosophical treat...
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| Superior document: | Texts from Golden Age Denmark |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Brill,, [2022] ©2022 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Texts from Golden Age Denmark
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (540 pages) |
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| Summary: | "A classicist, philosopher, and poet, Poul Martin Møller was an important figure in the Danish Golden Age. The traumatic event of the death of his wife led him to think more profoundly about the question of the immortality of the soul. In 1837 he published his most important philosophical treatise, "Thoughts on the Possibility of Proofs of Human Immortality," presented here in English for the first time. It was read and commented upon by the leading figures of the Golden Age, such as Søren Kierkegaard. It proved to be the last important work that Møller wrote before his death in March of 1838 at the age of 43"-- |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 900451791X |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | edited by Jon Stewart, Finn Gredal Jensen. |