2015, ISBN: 0190271450

[EAN: 9780190271459], Neubuch, [PU: Oxford University Press Inc, New York], Paperback. Death has long been a pre-occupation of philosophers, and this is especially so today. The Oxford Ha… More...

[EAN: 9780190271459], Neubuch, [PU: Oxford University Press Inc, New York], Paperback. Death has long been a pre-occupation of philosophers, and this is especially so today. The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Death collects 21 newly commissioned essays that cover current philosophical thinking of death-related topics across the entire range of the discipline. These include metaphysical topics--such as the nature of death, the possibility of an afterlife, the nature of persons, and how our thinking about time affects what we think aboutdeath--as well as axiological topics, such as whether death is bad for its victim, what makes it bad to die, what attitude it is fitting to take towards death, the possibility of posthumous harm, and thedesirability of immortality. The contributors also explore the views of ancient philosophers such as Aristotle, Plato and Epicurus on topics related to the philosophy of death, and questions in normative ethics, such as what makes killing wrong when it is wrong, and whether it is wrong to kill fetuses, non-human animals, combatants in war, and convicted murderers. With chapters written by a wide range of experts in metaphysics, ethics, and conceptual analysis, anddesigned to give the reader a comprehensive view of recent developments in the philosophical study of death, this Handbook will appeal to a broad audience in philosophy, particularly in ethics andmetaphysics. This Handbook consists of 21 new essays on the nature and value of death, the relevance of the metaphysics of time and personal identity for questions about death, the desirability of immortality, and the wrongness of killing. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability., Books<

2015, ISBN: 9780190271459

Death has long been a pre-occupation of philosophers, and this is especially so today. The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Death collects 21 newly commissioned essays that cover current … More...

Death has long been a pre-occupation of philosophers, and this is especially so today. The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Death collects 21 newly commissioned essays that cover current philosophical thinking of death-related topics across the entire range of the discipline. These include metaphysical topics—such as the nature of death, the possibility of an afterlife, the nature of persons, and how our thinking about time affects what we think about death—as well as axiological topics, such as whether death is bad for its victim, what makes it bad to die, what attitude it is fitting to take towards death, the possibility of posthumous harm, and the desirability of immortality. The contributors also explore the views of ancient philosophers such as Aristotle, Plato and Epicurus on topics related to the philosophy of death, and questions in normative ethics, such as what makes killing wrong when it is wrong, and whether it is wrong to kill fetuses, non-human animals, combatants in war, and convicted murderers. With chapters written by a wide range of experts in metaphysics, ethics, and conceptual analysis, and designed to give the reader a comprehensive view of recent developments in the philosophical study of death, this Handbook will appeal to a broad audience in philosophy, particularly in ethics and metaphysics. Books Ben Bradley|Paperback|Oxford University Press Inc|17/09/2015, Oxford University Press Inc<

2015, ISBN: 9780190271459

Editor: Bradley, Ben, Editor: Feldman, Fred, Editor: Johansson, Jens, Oxford University Press, Paperback, Auflage: Reprint, 522 Seiten, Publiziert: 2015-09-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Bo… More...

Editor: Bradley, Ben, Editor: Feldman, Fred, Editor: Johansson, Jens, Oxford University Press, Paperback, Auflage: Reprint, 522 Seiten, Publiziert: 2015-09-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, Hersteller-Nr.: black & white illustrations, 0.89 kg, Verkaufsrang: 456491, Books Global Store, Special Features, Books, Anthropology & Sociology, Medical, Legal & Social Sciences, Biography, Subjects, Ethics & Morality, Politics, Philosophy & Social Sciences, Metaphysics, Oxford University Press, 2015<