Death, Immorality, and Meaning in Life
Author | : John Martin Fischer |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 203 |
Release | : 2019-06-19 |
ISBN-10 | : 0190921145 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780190921149 |
Rating | : 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Download or read book Death, Immorality, and Meaning in Life written by John Martin Fischer and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2019-06-19 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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 more depth about a selection of central issues related to death and immortality than May's book. It gives an original take on various basic puzzles pertaining to death, and integrates a discussion of these philosophical issues with an analysis of near-death experiences, as well as an exploration of contemporary efforts to extend life by heroic medical means"--