Death, immorality, and meaning in life

"There are seven chapters, addressing philosophical issues pertaining to death, the badness of death, time and death, ideas on immortality, near death experiences, and extending life through medical technology. The book is shorter, and less elaborate, than Kagan's Death. And it goes into m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Fischer, John Martin, 1952- autor (autor)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York ; London : Oxford University Press 2020
Colección:Fundamentals of philosophy
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Meaning in life
  • The meaning of death
  • Bads without negative experiences?
  • It's about time: timing and mirror images
  • The meaning of immortality
  • Would immortal life be recognizably human?
  • Identity, boredom, and immortality realism
  • Near-death experiences and supernaturalism
  • Near-death experiences: their significance
  • The final chapter.