Death

Name: Death
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ISBN: 9780300180848

ISBN-10: 0300180845

ISBN-13: 9780300180848

Edition: 2012

Authors: Shelly Kagan

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There is one thing we can be sure of: we are all going to die. But once we accept that fact, the questions begin. In this thought-provoking book, philosophy professor Shelly Kagan examines the myriad questions that arise when we confront the meaning of mortality. Do we have reason to believe in the existence of immortal souls? Should we accept an account according to which people are just material objects, nothing more? Can we make sense of the idea of surviving the death of one’s body? If I won’t exist after I die, can death truly bebadfor me? Would immortality be desirable? Is fear of death appropriate? Is suicide ever justified? How should Ilivein the face of death?Written in an informal…

Book details

List price: $15.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 5/4/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 392
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Acknowledgments



Thinking about Death



Dualism versus Physicalism



Arguments for the Existence of the Soul



Descartes' Argument



Plato the Immortality of the Soul



Personal Identity



Choosing between the Theories



The Nature of Death



Two Surprising Claims about Death



The Badness of Death



Immortality



The Value of Life



Other Aspects of Death



Living in the Face of Death



Suicide



Conclusion: An Invitation


Notes


Suggestions for Further Reading


Index