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work of a sympathetic reconstruction of 

 the idea of immortality on the basis of 

 science, there is to be mentioned, next 

 to Fechner, Gustave Bjorklund, a Swed- 

 ish scientist who is well known in his 

 own country, but who has been almost 

 entirely ignored in other lands. The ob- 

 vious reason of this is the inaccessibil- 

 ity of his writings, which have not yet 

 been translated into English. 



We do not believe Bjorklund's solu- 

 tion is the right one, but we do be- 

 lieve that he has made a contribution 

 to the philosophy of religion which 

 ought not to be ignored. His case is 

 similar to Fechner's. We have pub- 

 lished Fechner's book On Life After 

 Death and we are glad to present the 

 views of Bjorklund on Death and Resur- 

 rection. 



Dr. Carus has sketched his views re- 

 peatedly in The Soul of Man, in Whence 

 and Whither, and two articles published 

 in The Monist, with special reference 

 to Fechner. They show also why 

 Bjorklund's belief is unacceptable. 



