Death and Philosophy

Death and Philosophy
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 228
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ISBN-10 : 9781134653973
ISBN-13 : 1134653972
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Book Synopsis Death and Philosophy by : J.E Malpas

Download or read book Death and Philosophy written by J.E Malpas and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-06-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Death and Philosophy considers these questions with different perspectives varying from the existentialist - deriving from Camus, Heidegger or Sartre, to the English speaking analytic tradition of Bernard Williams or Thomas Nagel; to non-wester approaches such as are exemplified in the Tibetan Book of the Dead and in Daoist thought; to perspectives influenced by Lucretious, Epicurus and Nietzsche. Death and Philosophy will be of great interest to philosphers, or those studying religion and theology, buts its clarity and scope ensures it will be accessible to anyone who has considered what it means to be mortal.


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