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The Palgrave Handbook of the Afterlife
Yujin Nagasawa (Ed.)
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Description for The Palgrave Handbook of the Afterlife
Hardback. Editor(s): Nagasawa, Yujin. Series: Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion. Num Pages: 576 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPCF3; HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
This unique Handbook provides a sophisticated, scholarly overview of the most advanced thought regarding the idea of life after death. Its comprehensive coverage encompasses historical, religious, philosophical and scientific thinking. Starting with an overview of ancient thought on the topic, The Palgrave Handbook of the Afterlife examines in detail the philosophical coherence of the main traditional notions of the nature of the afterlife including heaven, hell, purgatory and rebirth. In addition (and breaking with traditional conceptions) it also explores the most recent exciting advance - digital models. Later sections include analysis of various possible metaphysical accounts that ... Read more
This unique Handbook provides a sophisticated, scholarly overview of the most advanced thought regarding the idea of life after death. Its comprehensive coverage encompasses historical, religious, philosophical and scientific thinking. Starting with an overview of ancient thought on the topic, The Palgrave Handbook of the Afterlife examines in detail the philosophical coherence of the main traditional notions of the nature of the afterlife including heaven, hell, purgatory and rebirth. In addition (and breaking with traditional conceptions) it also explores the most recent exciting advance - digital models. Later sections include analysis of various possible metaphysical accounts that ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
458
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137486080
SKU
V9781137486080
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About Yujin Nagasawa (Ed.)
Yujin Nagasawa is Professor of Philosophy and Co-Director of the John Hick Centre for the Philosophy of Religion at the University of Birmingham, UK. His previous books include The Existence of God: A Philosophical Introduction (2011) and God and Phenomenal Consciousness: A Novel Approach to Knowledge Arguments (2008). Benjamin Matheson is Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of ... Read more
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