Philosophy and Death : Introductory Readings

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Philosophy and Death : Introductory Readings

Stainton, Robert J./ Brennan, Samantha

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Broadview Press Ltd（2009/09発売）
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製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 416 p.
言語 ENG
商品コード 9781551119021
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Full Description

Philosophical reflection on death dates back to ancient times, but death remains a most profound and puzzling topic. Samantha Brennan and Robert Stainton have assembled a compelling selection of core readings from the philosophical literature on death. The views of ancient writers such as Plato, Epicurus, and Lucretius are set alongside the work of contemporary figures such as Thomas Nagel, John Perry, and Judith Jarvis Thomson.

Brennan and Stainton divide the anthology into three parts. Part I considers questions about the nature of death and our knowledge of it. What does it mean to be dead? Is it possible to survive death? Is the end of life a mystery? Part II asks how we should view death. What (if anything) is so bad about dying? If death is nothingness, should it be feared or regretted? Part III examines ethical questions related to killing, particularly abortion, euthanasia and suicide. Is killing ever permissible? Under what conditions or circumstances?

Acknowledgements
Introduction

Part I: Epistemology, Metaphysics and Death

A. Epistemological Issues

Paul Edwards (1969). "Existentialism and Death: A Survey of Some Confusions and Absurdities"

B. Personal Identity and Survival

Plato. Excerpts from Phaedo
John Perry (1978). Excerpts from A Dialogue on Personal Identity and Immortality
Stephen T. Davis (1988). "Traditional Christian Belief in the Resurrection of the Body"

C. The Nature of Death

Louis Pojman (1992). "What is Death? The Crisis of Criteria"
Jeff McMahan (1995). "The Metaphysics of Brain Death"
Fred Feldman (1992). "The Enigma of Death"

Part II: The Badness of Death

A. Ancient Reflections on the Badness of Death

Epicurus. "Letter to Menoeceus" and "The Principal Doctrines"
Titus Lucretius Carus. Excerpts from Book Three of On the Nature of Things

B. Some Recent Responses

Thomas Nagel (1979). "Death"
Harry S. Silverstein (1980). "The Evil of Death"

C. The Goodness of Immortality

Bernard Williams (1973). "The Makropulos Case: Reflections on the Tedium of Immortality"
John Martin Fischer (1994). "Why Immortality is Not So Bad"

D. Gender and the Badness of Death

Samantha Brennan (2006). "Feminist PhilosophersTurn Their Thoughts to Death"

Part III: The Ethics of Killing

A. Three Case Studies in the Ethics of Killing

Abortion

Judith Jarvis Thomson (1971). "A Defense of Abortion"
Don Marquis (1989). "Why Abortion is Immoral"
Walter Sinnot-Armstrong (1999). "You Can't Lose What YouAin't Never Had: A Reply to Marquis on Abortion"

Euthanasia

James Rachels (1975). "Active and Passive Euthanasia"
Bonnie Steinbock (1979). "The Intentional Termination of Life"

Suicide

Richard Brandt (1975). "The Morality and Rationality of Suicide"
John Rawls, Judith Jarvis Thomson, Robert Nozick, Ronald Dworkin, T.M. Scanlon, and Thomas Nagel (1997). "Assisted Suicide:The Philosopher's Brief"

B. The Wrongness Of Killing

Jonathan Glover (1977). "The Sanctity of Life"
Jeff McMahan (2002). "The Wrongness of Killing and the Badness of Death"
Samantha Brennan (2001). "The Badness of Death, the Wrongness of Killing, and the Moral Importance of Autonomy"

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