Annihilation explores the sense and significance of death in
general and human death in particular. The first part of the book
examines questions about the nature of death. For example, is the
death of the brain a necessary and sufficient condition of death?
How does the death of a human being relate to the death of a
person? The second part of the book questions whether death should
be seen as bad, focusing on the Epicurean view that the fear of
death is irrational because it cannot be experienced, noting that,
for instance, while we worry about future non-existence, we don't
concern ourselves with past non-existence. The final chapter
considers whether immortality is desirable and whether cryonics,
brain transplants, and data storage might allow us to cheat death.
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.
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