Finn Jensen

Poul Martin Moller's "Thoughts on the Possibility of Proofs of Human Immortality" and Other Texts Finn Jensen

A classicist, philosopher, and poet, Poul Martin Moller 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 Soren Kierkegaard. It proved to be the last important work that Moller wrote before his death in March of 1838 at the age of 43.