Death, Immortality, and Meaning in Life

by John Martin Fischer

Overview

The most recent addition to the Fundamentals of Philosophy series, John Martin Fischer's Death, Immortality, and Meaning in Life offers a brief yet in-depth introduction to the key philosophical issues and problems concerning death and immortality. Its engaging and accessible narrative is clearly organized into ten chapters that address meaning in life, death, the badness of death, time and death, ideas on immortality, near-death experiences, and extending life through medical technology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780190921149
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	06/19/2019
Series:	FDMNTLS PHILOS
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	216
Sales rank:	1,020,971
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

John Martin Fischer is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Riverside, and a University Professor at the University of California. He is coauthor of Near-Death Experiences: Understanding Visions of the Afterlife (OUP, 2016), and coeditor of Introduction to Philosophy: Classical and Contemporary Readings, Eighth Edition (OUP, 2018). He was Project Leader of The Immortality Project (John Templeton Foundation).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Preface
1. Meaning in Life
2. The Meaning of Death
3. Bads without Negative Experiences?
4. It's About Time: Timing and Mirror Images
5. The Meaning of Immortality
6. Would Immortal Life Be Recognizably Human?
7. Identity, Boredom, and Immortality Realism
8. Near-Death Experiences and Supernaturalism
9. Near-Death Experiences: Their Significance
10. The Final Chapter
Index

Editorial Reviews

"This is the gold-standard for an introductory text on the philosophy of death. It is an excellent, clear, and concise book that contains a substantive introduction to each of the most important topics. It is perfect for undergraduate courses on the philosophy of death."—Travis Timmerman, Seton Hall University

"The writing is compelling, the order is logical, the examples are relevant and helpful, and the flow is strong."—Todd May, Clemson University

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