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An excerpt from the beginning:I OUR IDEA OF DEATHIT has been well said: Death and death alone is what we must consult about life; and not some vague future or survival, in which we shall … More...

An excerpt from the beginning:I OUR IDEA OF DEATHIT has been well said: Death and death alone is what we must consult about life; and not some vague future or survival, in which we shall not be present. It is our own end; and everything happens in the interval between death and now. Do not talk to me of those imaginary prolongations which wield over us the childish spell of number; do not talk to me – to me who am to die outright – of societies and peoples! There is no reality, there is no true duration, save that between the cradle and the grave. The rest is mere bombast, show, delusion! They call me a master because of some magic in my speech and thoughts; but I am a frightened child in the presence of death!11 Marie Lenéru, Les Affranchis, Act III., Sc. IV.* * * * *CONTENTSI. Our Idea Of Death II. A Primitive Idea III. We Must Enlighten And Establish Our Idea Of Death IV. We Must Rid Death Of That Which Goes Before V. The Pangs Of Death Must Be Attributed To Man Alone VI. The Mistake Of The Doctors In Prolonging The Failings Of Death VII. Their Arguements VIII. That Which Does Not Belong To Death IX. The Horrors Of The Grave Also Do Not Belong To Death X. When Contemplating The Unknown Into Which Death Hurls Us, Let Us First Put Religious Fears From Our Minds XI. Annihilation Impossible XII. The Survival Of Our Consciousness XIII. It Seems Impossible XIV. The Same, Continued XV. If It Were Possible, It Would Not Be Dreadful XVI. The Survival Without Consciousness XVII. The Same, Continued XVII. The Limited Ego Would Become A Torture XIX. A New Ego Can Find A Nucleus And Develop Itself In Infinity XX. The Only Sorrow That Can Touch Our Mind XXI. Infinity As Conceived By Our Reason XXII. Infinity As Perceived By Our Senses XXIII. Which Of The Two Shall We Know? XXIV. The Infinity Which Both Our Reason And Our Senses Can Admit XXV. Our Faith In Infinity XXVI. The Same, Continued XXVII. Shall We Be Unhappy There? XXVIII. Questions Without Answers? XXIX. The Same, Continued XXX. It Is Not Necessary To Answer Them XXXI. Everything Must Finish Exempt From Suffering Digital Content>E-books>Philosophy>Philosophy>Philosophy, OGB Digital >16<

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