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Annihilation - The Sense and Significance of Death (Paperback)
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Annihilation - The Sense and Significance of Death (Paperback)
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The ever-present possibility of death forces upon us the question
of life's meaning and for this reason death has been a central
concern of philosophers throughout history. From Socrates to
Heidegger, philosophers have grappled with the nature and
significance of death. In "Annihilation", Christopher Belshaw
explores two central questions at the heart of philosophy's
engagement with death: what is death; and is it bad that we die?
Belshaw begins by distinguishing between literal and metaphorical
uses of the term and offers a unified and biological account of
death, denying that death brings about non-existence. How our death
relates to the death of the brain is explored in detail. Belshaw
considers the common-sense view that death is often bad for us by
examining the circumstances that might make it bad as well as the
grounds for thinking that one death can be worse than another. In
addition, Belshaw explores whether we can be harmed after we die
and before we were born. The final chapters explore whether we
should prevent more deaths and whether, via cryonics, brain
transplants, data storage, we might cheat death. Throughout Belshaw
shows how questions of personhood and life's value are bound up
with our views on the sense and significance of death.
"Annihilation's" in-depth analysis and insightful exposition will
be welcomed not only by philosophers working on the metaphysics of
death but also by students and scholars alike looking for a
foundation for discussions of the ethics of abortion, euthanasia,
life-support and suicide.
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