The Value and Meaning of Life

ISBN-13: 9781138908772 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 258 str.

Christopher Belshaw

Opis

Which lives, if any, are valuable, and to what extent? What sort, or sorts, of value do they have? Is life meaningful? What sorts of lives? And what sorts of meaning can they have? This book addresses these questions and more. 

Spis treści

Introduction: On the Value and Meaning of Life  1. Sanctity  2. Terms  3. Value  4. Life  5. The Asymmetry  6. Choosing  7. Anti-Natalism  8. Meaning  9. Immortality  10. Extinction  Appendix 1: Dworkin and Reconciliation  Appendix 2: The Experience Machine  Appendix 3: How Bad is Death?  Appendix 4: Values and Reasons  Appendix 5: XR/CV.  Bibliography  Index

O autorze

Christopher Belshaw teaches philosophy at the University of York. He has earlier taught at the Open University, UC Santa Barbara, and Lancaster University. His previous books include Environmental Philosophy, 10 Good Questions about Life and Death, and Annihilation. He has some ideas for a further book.