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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? Can death really...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Scarre, Geoffrey
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2014.
Series:Central problems of philosophy.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.