Death

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Geoffrey Scarre

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Central Problems of Philosophy

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What is death and why does it matter to us? How should the knowledge of our finitude affect the living of our lives and what are the virtues suitable to mortal beings? Does death destroy the meaningfulness of lives, or would lives that never ended be eternally and absurdly tedious? Should we reconcile ourselves to the fact of our forthcoming death, or refuse to "go gently into that good night"? Can death really be an evil if, after death, we no longer exist as subjects of goods or evils? How should we respond to the deaths of others and do we have any duties towards the dead? These, and many other, questions are addressed in Geoffrey Scarre's book, which draws upon a wide variety of philosophical and literary sources to offer an up-to-date and highly readable study of some major ethical and metaphysical riddles concerning death and dying.

Author Biography:

Geoffrey Scarre is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Durham.

Release date NZ

December 19th, 2006

Author

Geoffrey Scarre

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Pages

224

Series

Central Problems of Philosophy

ISBN-13

9781844650828

Product ID

25011305

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