Annihilation: The Sense and Significance of Death

ISBN-13: 9781844651344 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 288 str.

Belshaw, Christopher

Opis

Christopher Belshaw's examination focuses on questions of value rather than on morality and his general approach throughout is sceptical. The book will be of interest to philosophers concerned with the nature and importance of death and provides a much-needed foundation for discussions of abortion, euthanasia, life support, and suicide.

Spis treści

1. Death 2. Definitions 3. Human beings 4. Is it bad to die? 5. Circumstances and degrees 6. Posthumous harms 7. An Asymmetry 8. Numbers 9. Cheating death Notes References

O autorze

Christopher Belshaw is Senior Lecturer and Staff Tutor in Philosophy at The Open University, UK