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UNINA9910459500803321 |
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Autore |
Scarre Geoffrey |
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Titolo |
Death / / Geoffrey Scarre |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2014 |
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1-317-49351-6 |
1-317-49352-4 |
1-315-71196-6 |
1-282-94335-9 |
9786612943355 |
1-84465-387-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (184 p.) |
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Collana |
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Central problems of philosophy |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published in 2007 by Acumen. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. The nature of death; 2. Existential perspectives; 3. Long lives, short lives; 4. Facing death; 5. The evil of death; 6. The interests of the dead; 7. Dealing with the dead; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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What is death and why does it matter to us? How should the knowledge of our finitude affect the living of our lives and what are the virtues suitable to mortal beings? Does death destroy the meaningfulness of lives, or would lives that never ended be eternally and absurdly tedious? Should we reconcile ourselves to the fact of our forthcoming death, or refuse to ""go gently into that good night""? Can death really be an evil if, after death, we no longer exist as subjects of goods or evils? How should we respond to the deaths of others and do we have any duties towards the dead? These, and many |
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