LEADER 04758nam 2200649 450 001 9910460760003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4422-0171-1 035 $a(CKB)3710000000528213 035 $a(EBL)4187290 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001581618 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16260331 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001581618 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14625294 035 $a(PQKB)11473025 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4187290 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4187290 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11128130 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL878095 035 $a(OCoLC)931879693 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000528213 100 $a20160104h20102010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aLife, death, & meaning $ekey philosophical readings on the big questions /$fedited by David Benatar 205 $aSecond edition. 210 1$aLanham, Maryland :$cRowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.,$d2010. 210 4$dİ2010 215 $a1 online resource (461 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4422-0170-3 311 $a1-4422-0169-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. 327 $aLife, Death, & Meaning; Contents; Preface ; Introduction ; Part I: The Meaning of Life ; 1 The Meaning of Life ; 2 The Absurd ; 3 "Nothing Matters" ; 4 Philosophy and the Meaning of Life ; 5 Philosophy and the Meaning of Life ; 6 The Meanings of Life 327 $aSuggestions for Further Reading on the Meaning of Life Part II: Creating People ; 7 Whether Causing Someone to Exist Can Benefit This Person ; 8 Why Not Let Life Become Extinct? ; 9 On Becoming Extinct ; 10 Why It Is Better Never to Come into Existence 327 $aSuggestions for Further Reading on Creating People Part III: Death ; 11 How to Be Dead and Not Care: A Defense of Epicurus ; 12 The Misfortunes of the Dead ; 13 Annihilation ; 14 Some Puzzles About the Evil of Death ; 15 Pre-Vital and Post-Mortem Non-Existence 327 $a16 Why Death Is Not Bad for the One Who Died Suggestions for Further Reading on Death ; Part IV: Suicide ; 17 Of Suicide ; 18 Suicide and Duty ; 19 Suicide: A Qualified Defense ; Suggestions for Further Reading on Suicide ; Part V: Immortality ; 20 Immortality: A Letter 327 $a21 The Makropulos Case: Reflections on the Tedium of Immortality 22 Why Immortality Is Not So Bad ; 23 "From Here to Eternity": Is It Good to Live Forever? ; Suggestions for Further Reading on Immortality ; Part VI: Optimism and Pessimism ; 24 Optimism ; 25 The Consolations of Optimism 327 $a26 The Sad Truth: Optimism, Pessimism, and Pragmatism 330 $aDo our lives have meaning? Should we create more people? Is death bad? Should we commit suicide? Would it be better to be immortal? Should we be optimistic or pessimistic? Since Life, Death, and Meaning: Key Philosophical Readings on the Big Questions first appeared, David Benatar's distinctive anthology designed to introduce students to the key existential questions of philosophy has won a devoted following among users in a variety of upper-level and even introductory courses. 606 $aLife 606 $aDeath 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aLife. 615 0$aDeath. 676 $a128 702 $aBenatar$b David 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910460760003321 996 $aLife, death, & meaning$92093516 997 $aUNINA