Thinking Clearly about DeathJay 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. |
Contents
DEATH AS A PROBLEM FOR PHILOSOPHY 14 | 1 |
SOME METHODOLOGICAL PRELIMINARIES | 7 |
LIFE AFTER DEATHIN SEARCH OF THE QUESTION | 30 |
BODIES AND SOULS ITHE LIMITS OF THEORIZING | 56 |
BODIES AND SOULS II | 98 |
BODIES AND SOULS III | 128 |
AN AGENDA FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION | 154 |
A The Primacy of the Organism and the Other | 188 |
MERCY KILLING THE QUESTION OF TAKING LIFE | 216 |
LETTING DIE THE QUESTION OF PROLONGING LIFE | 235 |
RATIONAL SUICIDE | 271 |
DEATH IN THE FIRST PERSON | 299 |
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