Written with wisdom and eloquence, this 303-page book thoroughly but sensitively discusses biblical notions of death, the impact of science, the various attempts by immortalists to describe heaven, and the failure of spiritual "proofs." Corliss Lamont also argues for a new, ethical affirmation of life based upon an appreciation of our common mortality. The book includes an Introduction by John Dewey. This version of The Illusion of Immortality is the Fifth Edition, 1990. The publication of this edition was supervised by Half-Moon Foundation, Inc. The Illusion of Immortality was originally published in 1932 as Issues of Immortality: A Study in Implications.

The Illusion of Immortality

Politics & Social Sciences

Corliss Lamont

Philosophy

Continuum Intl Pub Group

This Seventh Edition, Revised and Enlarged, of The Philosophy of Humanism, is the definitive study of the history and growth of the humanist movement in North America. Renowned philosopher and activist Corliss Lamont offers a vigorous argument for humanism and provides an affirmative, intelligent guidebook for shaping a better life in today's complex world. The publication of this 1990 edition of The Philosophy of Humanism was supervised by Half-Moon Foundation, Inc. It includes a Foreword by Edwin H. Wilson that was originally written for the Fifth Edition. The Philosophy of Humanism was originally published in 1949 as Humanism as a Philosophy.

The Philosophy of Humanism

This is a new release of the original 1955 edition.

Soviet Civilization

History

Philosophical Library

In today's resurgence of radical right-wing politics, we must never forget how things were in the past, during the turbulent McCarthy era. In this 326-page book, Corliss Lamont reveals the gripping saga of the Congressional Inquisition and details its trampling on American Freedoms, including the facts of his own battles with Senator Joseph McCarthy, the U.S. State Department, the CIA, the FBI, and the U.S. Postal Service. Successful in each encounter, Lamont's landmark decisions continue to buttress the rights of us all to this day.The book includes a Foreword by Bertrand Russell, an Introduction by H. H. Wilson, and a new Epilogue by the author dated February 1981. The book includes extensive Notes, a Selected Bibliography, and an Index.This version of Freedom Is As Freedom Does: Civil Liberties in America is the Third Printing, 1981.

Freedom Is As Freedom Does: Civil Liberties in America

Politics & Government

Horizon Press

In today's resurgence of radical right-wing politics, we must never forget how things were in the past, during the turbulent McCarthy era. In this 326-page book, Corliss Lamont reveals the gripping saga of the Congressional Inquisition and details its trampling on American Freedoms, including the facts of his own battles with Senator Joseph McCarthy, the U.S. State Department, the CIA, the FBI, and the U.S. Postal Service. Successful in each encounter, Lamont's landmark decisions continue to buttress the rights of us all to this day. The book includes a Foreword by Bertrand Russell and an Introduction by H. H. Wilson. This version of Freedom Is As Freedom Does: Civil Liberties in America is the Fourth Edition, 1990. The publication of this edition was supervised by Half-Moon Foundation, Inc.

Constitutional Law

The Continuum Publishing Company

Corliss Lamont was a personal friend of Poet Laureate John Masefield (1878-1976), one of the great English poets of the twentieth century.In this book, Lamont has skillfully assembled and edited forty years worth of the poet's letters to produce an intimate and detailed portrait of both the public and private man.From the Introduction by Judith Masefield:I heard him giving advice to a young poet, going over his poem line by line and showing him how to improve it. There was one line about "The marching Stars," and he said that stars had been marched to death. "Always remember that a strong writer makes the fantastic real. A weak writer makes the real fantastic."This version of Remembering John Masefield is the Revised Edition, 1991. This edition was produced for The Continuum Publishing Company by Tenth Avenue Editions, Inc. with production supervision by Half-Moon Foundation, Inc.

Remembering John Masefield

Biographies & Memoirs

Memoirs

Brief portrait of the British Poet Laureate consisting mostly of Masefield's own letters. Illustrated with photographs. Introduction by Judith Masefield, the subject's daughter.

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Farleigh Dickinson University Press

Released by Humanist Press in its degenderized eighth edition, this powerful book is the definitive study of the history and growth of the humanist movement in North America. Renowned philosopher and activist Corliss Lamont offers a vigorous argument for humanism and provides an affirmative, intelligent guidebook for shaping a better life in today's complex world. This version of The Philosophy of Humanism is the Eighth Edition, Revised 1997 (First Printing, April 1997; Second Printing, March 2001) and was prepared by Half-Moon Foundation, Inc. The Philosophy of Humanism was originally published in 1949 as Humanism as a Philosophy.

Humanist Press

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The Illusion of Immortality

The Philosophy of Humanism

Soviet Civilization

Freedom Is As Freedom Does: Civil Liberties in America

Freedom Is As Freedom Does: Civil Liberties in America

Remembering John Masefield

Remembering John Masefield

The Philosophy of Humanism