Philosophy and Death: Introductory Readings - Softcover

Stainton, Robert J.; Brennan, Samantha

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1551119021 ISBN 13: 9781551119021

Verlag: Broadview Press Ltd, 2009

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Philosophical reflection on death dates back to ancient times, but death remains a most profound and puzzling topic. Samantha Brennan and Robert Stainton have assembled a compelling selection of core readings from the philosophical literature on death. The views of ancient writers such as Plato, Epicurus, and Lucretius are set alongside the work of contemporary figures such as Thomas Nagel, John Perry, and Judith Jarvis Thomson.

Brennan and Stainton divide the anthology into three parts. Part I considers questions about the nature of death and our knowledge of it. What does it mean to be dead? Is it possible to survive death? Is the end of life a mystery? Part II asks how we should view death. What (if anything) is so bad about dying? If death is nothingness, should it be feared or regretted? Part III examines ethical questions related to killing, particularly abortion, euthanasia and suicide. Is killing ever permissible? Under what conditions or circumstances?

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Samantha Brennan is Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Philosophy Department at The University of Western Ontario.

Robert Stainton is Professor of Philosophy and Associate Dean (Research) at The University of Western Ontario.

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Philosophical reflection on death dates back to ancient times, but death remains a most profound and puzzling topic. Samantha Brennan and Robert Stainton have assembled a compelling selection of core readings from the philosophical literature on death. The views of ancient writers such as Plato, Epicurus, and Lucretius are set alongside the work of contemporary figures such as Thomas Nagel, John Perry, and Judith Jarvis Thomson.

Brennan and Stainton divide the anthology into three parts. Part I considers questions about the nature of death and our knowledge of it. What does it mean to be dead? Is it possible to survive death? Is the end of life a mystery? Part II asks how we should view death. What (if anything) is so bad about dying? If death is nothingness, should it be feared or regretted? Part III examines ethical questions related to killing, particularly abortion, euthanasia and suicide. Is killing ever permissible? Under what conditions or circumstances?

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• Verlag: Broadview Press Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1551119021
• ISBN 13: 9781551119021
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 416
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