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Dive into the profound insights of Emanuel Swedenborg, the 18th-century Swedish thinker whose legacy spans scientific inquiry and spiritual exploration. In this recording of the 1849 translation of his seminal 1743 work, The Soul or Rational Psychology, Swedenborg builds on Aristotles De Anima, revealing the intricate relationship between the mind, emotions, and the world around us. Through evocative quotes, he explores concepts such as innate harmonies, the nature of hope and despair, and the essential need for societal connection. This edition includes an insightful introduction by Frank ...

The Soul, or Rational Psychology by Emanuel Swedenborg is a philosophical treatise written in 1742–1743, though only published posthumously in 1901. It represents Swedenborg’s attempt to construct a rational science of the soul before his later turn to theology. In this work, he explores the essence of the human soul as the most perfect and formative substance that gives order and life to the body. He frames psychology not as a mere study of behavior, but as a metaphysical inquiry into the immaterial principle underlying human existence. Swedenborg presents the soul, mind, and body as a ...

Für Immanuel Kant waren seine Träume und Visionen nichts weiter als Unsinn und Hirngespinste. Balzac dagegen stellte ihn in eine Reihe mit Zarathustra, Buddha und Jesus Christus. Für die Mehrheit seiner Zeit war er ein verschrobenes Original, über dessen Berichte aus der Geisterwelt sich launig spekulieren ließ. Für viele Künstler und Intellektuelle wie August Strindberg, Ralph Waldo Emerson und Jorge Luis Borges dagegen war er eine große Gestalt des 18. Jahrhunderts, dessen umfangreiches naturwissenschaftliches und theosophisches Werk man mit vorbehaltlosem Ernst sich zu erschließen habe.