Most philosophers still like to feel that they have a special subject matter, well insulated from anything that the social scientists, and scientists in general, have to tell them. That is not healthy for philosophy; and it is all too likely to lead to an ethics that continues, as of old, to plead for its ultimates-the fact that one is totally ineffectual being decently concealed by an impressive terminology. (Stevenson 1963, pp. 114 5) Many so-called moral theories do not even attempt to explain or justify common morality but are used to generate guides to conduct intended to replace common...
Most philosophers still like to feel that they have a special subject matter, well insulated from anything that the social scientists, and scientists ...
For the living, death has a moral dimension. In this book, the authors, one a philosopher and one a religious studies scholar, undertake an examination of the deaths that we experience as members of a larger moral community. It highlights the challenging issues that surround many deaths in our modern world and helps readers frame responses.
For the living, death has a moral dimension. In this book, the authors, one a philosopher and one a religious studies scholar, undertake an examinatio...
This book brings together the relevant interdisciplinary and method elements needed to form a conceptual framework that is both pragmatic and rigorous. By using the best and often the latest, work in thanatology, psychology, neuroscience, sociology, physics, philosophy and ethics, it develops a framework for understanding both what death is which requires a great deal of time spent developing definitions of the various types of identity-in-the-moment and identity-over-time and the values involved in death. This pragmatic framework answers questions about why death is a form of loss; why we...
This book brings together the relevant interdisciplinary and method elements needed to form a conceptual framework that is both pragmatic and rigor...
