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...a nice mix of delightful, provocative, well researched, and well written reflections on a subject greater than which non can be conceived.
–Philosophy in Review
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Death and Philosophy presents a wide ranging and fascinating variety of different philosophical, aesthetic and literary perspectives on death.
Death raises key questions such as whether life has meaning of life in the face of death, what the meaning of "life after death" might be and whether death is part of a narrative that can be retold in different ways, and considers the various types of death, such as brain death, that challenge mind-body dualism. The essays also include explorations of Chinese, Japanese and Tibetan perspectives on death and why death in some cultures, such as in Mexico's day of the dead, is celebrated.
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...a nice mix of delightful, provocative, well researched, and well written reflections on a subject greater than which non can be conceived.
–Philosophy in Review
Product Description
Death and Philosophy presents a wide ranging and fascinating variety of different philosophical, aesthetic and literary perspectives on death.
Death raises key questions such as whether life has meaning of life in the face of death, what the meaning of "life after death" might be and whether death is part of a narrative that can be retold in different ways, and considers the various types of death, such as brain death, that challenge mind-body dualism. The essays also include explorations of Chinese, Japanese and Tibetan perspectives on death and why death in some cultures, such as in Mexico's day of the dead, is celebrated.
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Inside This Book Citations: This book cites 100 books | 24 books that cite this book Explore: Citations | Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Key Phrases - SIPs: unified personal existence, death fetishism, bald scenario, posthumous concerns, morbid solipsism (more) Key Phrases - CAPs: Lama Govinda, New York, Carpenter Rock, Ivan Ilych, Friedrich Nietzsche (more) Browse Sample Pages: Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me! |
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There is an ancient tradition that says that philosophy is essentially concerned with death - whether with understanding it, reconciling oneself to it or preparing oneself for its inevitable arrival. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
unified personal existence, death fetishism, bald scenario, posthumous concerns, morbid solipsism, encounter with nothingness, luminous void, economic myth, own nullity, democratic myth, idea that death, momentary nature, disembodied consciousness, life without end Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lama Govinda, New York, Carpenter Rock, Ivan Ilych, Friedrich Nietzsche, Jimmy Stewart, Tibetan Buddhist New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Copyright |
There is an ancient tradition that says that philosophy is essentially concerned with death - whether with understanding it, reconciling oneself to it or preparing oneself for its inevitable arrival. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
unified personal existence, death fetishism, bald scenario, posthumous concerns, morbid solipsism, encounter with nothingness, luminous void, economic myth, own nullity, democratic myth, idea that death, momentary nature, disembodied consciousness, life without end Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lama Govinda, New York, Carpenter Rock, Ivan Ilych, Friedrich Nietzsche, Jimmy Stewart, Tibetan Buddhist New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Copyright |