Mortal Thoughts

Since the nineteenth century it has been assumed that the concept of personal identity in the early modern period is bound up with secularization. Indeed, many explanations of the emergence of modernity have been based on this thesis, in which Shakespeare as a secular author has played a central role. However, the idea of secularization is now everywhere under threat. The secularity of modern society is less apparent than it was a generation ago. Shakespeare, too, has come to be seen in a religious perspective. What happens to human identity in this different framework? Mortal Thoughts asks what selfhood looks like if we do not assume that an idea of the self could only come into being as a result of an emptying out of a religious framework. It does so by examining human mortality. What it is to be human, and how a life is framed by its ending, are issues that cross religious confessions in early modernity, and interrogate the sacred and secular divide. A series of chapters examines literature and art in relation to concepts such as conscience, martyrdom, soliloquy, luck, suicide, and embodiment. Religious and philosophical creativity are revealed as poised around anxieties about finitude and contingency, challenging conventional divisions between kinds of literary and artistic endeavour. Mortal Thoughts considers incipient genres of life writing (More, Foxe, and Montaigne) and life drawing (Dürer, Hans Baldung Grien) in relation to dramatic representation and literary narration (Shakespeare, Donne, Milton). In the process it asks whether the problem of human identity rewrites historical boundaries.

Mortal Thought seeks to illustrate the artistic and philosophical contexts for Hölderlin's poetic thought and to trace his profound impact upon subsequent philosophy, most notably Nietzsche, the Frankfurt School, Heidegger and Post-structuralism. Beginning with the point of departure of Hölderlin in Kant and Fichte, Mortal Thought outlines the novel philosophical innovations of Hölderlin, and their influence upon philosophy from the 19th century to the present day. A renewed appreciation of Hölderlin will allow us to retrieve an authentic philosophy for our own era. Mortal Thought lays out a concise, clear and comprehensive account of the emergence of Hölderlin as philosopher and poet, of his influence upon the four dominant strands of Continental philosophy - Nietzsche, Heidegger, Critical Theory and Poet-structuralism - and of his relevance for us in our own era.

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Mortal Thoughts is a study of the question of human identity in the early modern period. It examines literature alongside emerging forms of life writing and life drawing and self-portraits and considers portrayals of mortality and the moment of death.

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Collected here in this omnibus edition are three landmark books from the New Thought movement. Genevieve Behrend, Florence Scovel Shinn, and Elizabeth Towne were three amazing women who were driving forces behind the New Thought movement. In the Game of Life and How to Play It, Florence Scovel Shinn gives us the rules to the game of life. But more importantly she also gives us a manual that instructs us on how to win that game. A wonderful and simple-to-follow book on the power of right thinking. In How to Live Life and Love It, Genevieve Behrend gives you practical lessons that are designed to help you manifest the power of the Law of Attraction in your everyday life: "The purpose of this series of personal-pointer Lessons, which are herein compiled into one volume, is to indicate in a clear, concise way 'the natural principles governing the relation between the creative action of all thought-power and material things,' i.e., circumstances and conditions. If these few simple principles are carefully studied, and mastered to your satisfaction, and then put into practical, hourly application, the student will find very soon that it is possible To Live Life and Love It!"--Genevieve Behrend In Life Power and How to Use It, Elizabeth Towne shows you how to use the Laws of Attraction in everyday life to improve every facet of your life. This books forms part of the foundation that today's best-selling books such as The Secret and The Law of Attraction are built upon.

e-artnow presents to you this unique collection of the best advices taken from modern guidance books and ancient wisdom. This meticulously edited self-help collection contains carefully picked out books about reaching financial success as well as personal peace and spiritual development._x000D_ Table of Contents:_x000D_ Wallace D. Wattles:_x000D_ The Science of Getting Rich_x000D_ The Science of Being Well_x000D_ How to Get What You Want_x000D_ William Walker Atkinson:_x000D_ The Secret of Success_x000D_ Thought-Force in Business and Everyday Life_x000D_ The Power of Concentration_x000D_ P. T. Barnum:_x000D_ The Art of Money Getting_x000D_ The Humbugs of the World_x000D_ Benjamin Franklin:_x000D_ The Autobiography_x000D_ The Way to Wealth_x000D_ Orison Swett Marden:_x000D_ Architects of Fate_x000D_ He Can Who Thinks He Can, and Other Papers on Success in Life_x000D_ How To Succeed_x000D_ Prosperity – How to attract it_x000D_ James Allen:_x000D_ From Poverty to Power_x000D_ As a Man Thinketh_x000D_ Eight Pillars of Prosperity_x000D_ Foundation Stones to Happiness and Success_x000D_ Russell Conwell:_x000D_ Acres of Diamonds_x000D_ The Key to Success_x000D_ What You Can Do With Your Will Power_x000D_ Praying for Money_x000D_ Henry Harrison Brown:_x000D_ Dollars Want Me (Twin Editions)_x000D_ Thorstein Veblen:_x000D_ The Theory of Business Enterprise_x000D_ Émile Cou:_x000D_ Self Mastery Through Conscious Autosuggestion_x000D_ Kahlil Gibran:_x000D_ The Prophet_x000D_ Marcus Aurelius:_x000D_ Meditations_x000D_ Niccolò Machiavelli:_x000D_ The Prince_x000D_ Lao Tzu:_x000D_ Tao Te Ching_x000D_ B. F. Austin:_x000D_ How to Make Money_x000D_ Charles F. Haanel:_x000D_ The Master Key System_x000D_ Robert Collier:_x000D_ The Secret of the Ages_x000D_ Riches Within Your Reach_x000D_ Elbert Hubbard:_x000D_ A Message to Garcia_x000D_ William Crosbie Hunter:_x000D_ Dollars and Sense_x000D_ Harry A. Lewis:_x000D_ Hidden Treasures; Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail_x000D_ Florence Scovel Shinn:_x000D_ The Game of Life and How to Play It_x000D_ Napoleon Hill:_x000D_ Think and Grow Rich_x000D_ George Matthew Adams:_x000D_ You Can_x000D_ Genevieve Behrend:_x000D_ Your Invisible Power_x000D_ Elizabeth Towne:_x000D_ The Life Power and How to Use It_x000D_ Ralph Waldo Trine:_x000D_ In Tune with the Infinite_x000D_ Charles Fillmore:_x000D_ Prosperity_x000D_ George S. Clason:_x000D_ The Richest Man in Babylon

The Life Power and How to Use It by Elizabeth Towne: Discover the secrets of personal empowerment with Elizabeth Towne's "The Life Power and How to Use It." This book guides readers on a journey of self-discovery and harnessing their inner potential to achieve success and happiness. Key Aspects of the Book "The Life Power and How to Use It": Personal Empowerment: Elizabeth Towne provides practical guidance on tapping into one's life power to achieve personal goals and fulfillment. Positive Thinking: The book emphasizes the importance of cultivating a positive mindset and harnessing the energy of thoughts. Life Transformation: "The Life Power and How to Use It" offers readers a roadmap to transform their lives and reach their true potential. Elizabeth Towne was an influential figure in the New Thought and self-help movements of the early 20th century. Her work continues to inspire individuals seeking personal growth and empowerment.