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If I Should Die (Paperback, New edition)
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If I Should Die (Paperback, New edition)
Series: Boston University Studies in Philosophy and Religion
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What does "death" really mean? Is there life after death? Is that
idea even intelligible?Despite our constant confrontation with
death there has been little serious philosophical reflection on the
meaning of death and even less on the classical question of
immortality. Popular books on "death and dying" abound, but they
are largely manuals for dying with composure, or individual "near
death" experiences of light at the end of the tunnel.This lively
conversation includes various views on these matters, from John
Lachs's gentle but firm insistence that the notion of immortality
is philosophically unintelligible, to Jurgen Moltmann's brave and
careful examination of various arguments for what happens to us
when we die. David Roochnik searches the Platonic dialogues for a
metaphorical immortality which might satisfy the human longing for
some meaning which does not die with us. Aaron Garrett traces the
naturalization of the idea of immortality from Scotus to Locke in
the history of Western philosophy, and David Schmidtz offers
autobiographical reflections in shaping his philosophy of life's
meaning. David Eckel takes us through a synopsis of Buddhist ideas
on these issues, and Brian Jorgensen offers a response. Rita Rouner
uses the poems she wrote after the death of her son to chronicle a
survivor's struggle with life and death. Peter Gomes casts a
critical eye on our death rituals, and defends a classical
Christian view of death and immortality, while Wendy Doniger
examines the literature on those who were offered immortality by
the gods and chose instead to remain mortal.
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