.png){kind=logo}
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Description for Death
Paperback. There is one thing we can be sure of: we are all going to die. But once we accept that fact, the questions begin. This book examines the myriad questions that arise when we confront the meaning of mortality. Do we have reason to believe in the existence of immortal souls? Can we make sense of the idea of surviving the death of one's body? Series: The Open Yale Courses. Num Pages: 416 pages, 35 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 578.
There is one thing we can be sure of: we are all going to die. But once we accept that fact, the questions begin. In this thought-provoking book, philosophy professor Shelly Kagan examines the myriad questions that arise when we confront the meaning of mortality. Do we have reason to believe in the existence of immortal souls? Or should we accept an account according to which people are just material objects, nothing more? Can we make sense of the idea of surviving the death of one’s body? If I won’t exist after I die, can death truly be bad for ... Read more
There is one thing we can be sure of: we are all going to die. But once we accept that fact, the questions begin. In this thought-provoking book, philosophy professor Shelly Kagan examines the myriad questions that arise when we confront the meaning of mortality. Do we have reason to believe in the existence of immortal souls? Or should we accept an account according to which people are just material objects, nothing more? Can we make sense of the idea of surviving the death of one’s body? If I won’t exist after I die, can death truly be bad for ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
The Open Yale Courses
Condition
New
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300180848
SKU
V9780300180848
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Shelly Kagan
Shelly Kagan is Clark Professor of Philosophy, Yale University. He is the author of Normative Ethics and The Limits of Morality. He lives in Hamden, CT.
Reviews for Death