Death, Immortality, and Meaning in Life (FDMNTLS PHILOS) - Softcover

Fischer, John Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0190921145 ISBN 13: 9780190921149

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2019

Synopsis

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.

About this title

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).

Review

"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

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0190921145
• ISBN 13: 9780190921149
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 216