Darwin has long been hailed as forefather to behavioural science, especially nowadays, with the growing popularity of evolutionary psychologies. Yet, until now, his contribution to the field of psychology has been somwhat understated. 0This is the first book ever to examine the …
This handbook consists of 21 essays on the nature and value of death, the relevance of the metaphysics of time and personal identity for questions about death, the desirability of immortality, and the wrongness of killing.
This handbook consists of 21 essays on the nature and value of death, the relevance of the metaphysics of time and personal identity for questions about death, the desirability of immortality, and the wrongness of killing.
"Death has long been a preoccupation of philosophers, and this is especially so today. 'The Oxford Handbook of the Philosophy of Death' contains chapters that cover current philosophical thinking of death-related topics across the entire range of the discipline. These include me…
by Bradley, Ben
fromOxford handbooks in philosophy
by Feldman, Fred, Bradley, Ben, Johansson, Jens
by Bradley, Ben
fromOxford handbooks in philosophy
-All new essays by leading philosophers -Comprehensive coverage of the current philosophical controversies over death -Pushes the debate forward with groundbreaking arguments. Death has long been a pre-occupation of philosophers, and this is especially so today. The Oxford Handb…
Death has long been a pre-occupation of philosophers, and this is especially so today. The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Death collects 21 newly commissioned essays that cover current philosophical thinking of death-related topics across the entire range of the discipline. Th…
"The concept of well-being plays a central role in moral and political theory. Policies and actions are justified or criticized on the grounds that they make people better or worse off. But is there really such a thing as well-being, and if so, what is it? Is it pleasure, desire…