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Record Nr.

UNINA9910143295603321

Autore

Belshaw Christopher

Titolo

10 good questions about life and death [[electronic resource] /] / Christopher Belshaw

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2005

ISBN

1-280-19849-4

9781405143835

9786610198498

0-470-76130-X

0-470-77503-3

1-4051-4383-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (194 p.)

Disciplina

128.5

Soggetti

Life

Values

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-172) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Where can I find answers? -- Is life sacred? -- Is it bad to die? -- Which deaths are worse? -- Might I live on? -- Should I take the elixir of life? -- Who's who? -- Is it all meaningless? -- Should there be more, and better, people? -- Does reality matter?

Sommario/riassunto

10 Good Questions about Life and Death makes us think again about some of the most important issues we ever have to face.Addresses the fundamental questions that many of us ask about life and death.Written in an engaging and straightforward style, ideal for those with no formal background in philosophy.Focuses on commonly pondered issues, such as: Is life sacred? Is it bad to die? Is there life after death? Does life have meaning? And which life is best?Encourages readers to think about and respond to the human condition.Features case studies, thought-experiments