IMMORTALITY

These books all focus on the idea of immortality; aging, and living forever. There is no singular genre that touches upon this topic. Here are some of the best reads that I have found about the complications that come with living, dying and not dying.

Book review on "The Immortality Factor" by scientist and fiction writer Ben Bova

A poem on the beauy of becoming a father, of realizing that the future is now, just being born and come bringing with it the immortality of the blood

A look at the February 11, 2011 episode of "Fringe" ("Immortality").

Why the "superpower" of immortality would suck.

Some scientists are pursing trying to download human consciousness into a computer to achieve mental immortality

Imagine living forever. Through immortality, you would remain young and healthy and be able to experience many changes over decades.

The desire for immortality lies in all of us, rich or poor, young or old, male or female.

William Wordsworth's Ode to Intimations of Immortality was abandoned by him and could only be completed after two years. Here's why.

Baseball immortality is achieved in the "Little League" when the protagonist hits for the "cycle." Round the bases with this unlikely hero, in this comical baseball tale.

This essay examines the connection between Romanticism and a stanza from William Wordsworth's Ode: Intimations of Immortality.

Celebrities and others of fame are buying immortality in the form of a star, a street, an airport and maybe even a holiday.

legendary comic-book creator Stan Lee, offers immortality to one would-be Superhero - Has Stan Lee really discovered the secret of eternal life?

The character of Socrates in Plato's Phaedo provides four arguments to support the immortality of the soul, yet each one provides refutable, unconvincing evidence, culminating in a logos that egregiously defies our everyday experiences.

An examination of the similarities and differences in how Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson approach the subjects of nature, death and immortality in their poetry.

G. Stolyarov II refutes critics of the possibility of obtaining eventual human immortality in this world; Mr. Stolyarov presents the numerous advantages such immortality would have to offer.

In the poem “Ode: Intimations of Immortality,” William Wordsworth uses memory as a connective force between past and present, one’s ability to recall the joy of one’s past in order to, not know that it exists now, but find peace in the knowledge that it o

What do you know about alchemy? In one form, at least, it seems to be quite well and thriving today.

This article relates the story of the Chinese goddess of eternal life: Hsi Wang Hu.

Hiding or stuffing keywords can lead to a banned site in Google.

Beowulf reiterates his resolution, "with my grasp, I shall grapple with the enemy and fight for life, foe against foe. By refusing the benefit of sword and shield, Beowulf creates a parallel battle.

G. Stolyarov II argues the fundamental compatibility of two vastly developed ideological systems, Objectivism and Transhumanism, and claims that adherents of these two strains of thought need to recognize the necessity of each ideology to achieving the other's goals.

For too long Alchemy has been viewed as a method of deception to separate the power hungry European royalty from their money. As a result, Alchemy's contribution to modern science and its usefulness as a powerful spiritual methods has been overlooked for centuries.

The student of Socrates, Plato developed quite a following of his own.

Detailing the second major discussion of Plato's Phaedo.