Thinking Clearly about Death

Jay F. Rosenberg

ISBN 10: 0872204278 / ISBN 13: 9780872204270

Published by Hackett Publishing Co, Inc, US, 1998

About this Item

Jay Rosenberg's penetrating and persuasively argued analysis of the central metaphysical and moral questions pertaining to death has been updated and revised to expand and deepen several of its key arguments and to address conceptual developments of the past fifteen years. Among the topics discussed are: Life After Death; The Limits of Theorizing; The Limits of Imagination; Death and Personhood; Values and Rights; Mercy Killing; Prolonging Life; Rational Suicide; and One's Own Death. Rosenberg's prose is lucid, lively, thoroughly absorbing, and accessible to introductory-level readers. Essential reading for anyone interested in reflecting on this engaging topic.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Thinking Clearly about Death
• Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc, US
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0872204278
• ISBN 13: 9780872204270
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: Second Edition,2.
• Condition: New
• Weight: 575 grams

About this title

Synopsis

Jay Rosenberg's penetrating and persuasively argued analysis of the central metaphysical and moral questions pertaining to death has been updated and revised to expand and deepen several of its key arguments and to address conceptual developments of the past fifteen years. Among the topics discussed are: Life After Death; The Limits of Theorizing; The Limits of Imagination; Death and Personhood; Values and Rights; Mercy Killing; Prolonging Life; Rational Suicide; and One's Own Death. Rosenberg's prose is lucid, lively, thoroughly absorbing, and accessible to introductory-level readers. Essential reading for anyone interested in reflecting on this engaging topic.

About the Author

Jay F. Rosenberg is Taylor Grandy Professor of Philosophy, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.