The Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science
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The philosopher William James characterized Troward’s Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science as "far and away the ablest statement of philosophy I have met, beautiful in its sustained clearness of thought and style, a really classic statement."
According to Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) archivist Nell Wing, early AA members were strongly encouraged to read Thomas Troward's Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science. In the opening of the 2006 film The Secret , introductory remarks credit Troward's philosophy with inspiring the movie and its production.
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Thomas Troward
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Thomas Troward was an English author whose works influenced the New Thought Movement and mystic Christianity. Troward was a divisional Judge in Punjab in British-administered India. His avocation was...
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