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200 10$aDeath /$fShelly Kagan
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$d2012
215   $a1 online resource (416 p.)
225 1 $aThe open Yale courses series
300   $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
311   $a0-300-18084-5 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $tFrontmatter --$tContents --$tAcknowledgments --$t1. Thinking about Death --$t2. Dualism versus Physicalism --$t3. Arguments for the Existence of the Soul --$t4. Descartes' Argument --$t5. Plato on the Immortality of the Soul --$t6. Personal Identity --$t7. Choosing between the Theories --$t8. The Nature of Death --$t9. Two Surprising Claims about Death --$t10. The Badness of Death --$t11. Immortality --$t12. The Value of Life --$t13. Other Aspects of Death --$t14. Living in the Face of Death --$t15. Suicide --$t16. Conclusion --$tNotes --$tSuggestions for Further Reading --$tIndex
330   $aThere is one thing we can be sure of: we are all going to die. But once we accept that fact, the questions begin. In this thought-provoking book, philosophy professor Shelly Kagan examines the myriad questions that arise when we confront the meaning of mortality. Do we have reason to believe in the existence of immortal souls? Should we accept an account according to which people are just material objects, nothing more? Can we make sense of the idea of surviving the death of one's body? If I won't exist after I die, can death truly be bad for me? Would immortality be desirable? Is fear of death appropriate? Is suicide ever justified? How should I live in the face of death?Written in an informal and conversational style, this stimulating and provocative book challenges many widely held views about death, as it invites the reader to take a fresh look at one of the central features of the human condition-the fact that we will die.
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