Confrontations with the reaper: a philosophical study of the nature and value of death

"What is death? Do people survive death? What do we mean when we say that someone is "dying"? Presenting a clear and engaging discussion of the classic philosophical questions surrounding death, this book studies the great metaphysical and moral problems of death, concluding with a no...

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Main Author: Feldman, Fred 1941- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York u.a. Oxford Univ. Press 1992
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Summary:"What is death? Do people survive death? What do we mean when we say that someone is "dying"? Presenting a clear and engaging discussion of the classic philosophical questions surrounding death, this book studies the great metaphysical and moral problems of death, concluding with a novel consequentialist theory about the morality of killing, applying it to such thorny practical issues as abortion, suicide, and euthanasia. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.
Physical Description:XIV, 249 S.
ISBN:0195071026

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