The metaphysics and ethics of death : new essays / [edited by] James Stacey Taylor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Taylor, James Stacey, 1970- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Death.

Physical Description:

xii, 271 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2013]

Summary:

The Metaphysics and Ethics of Death brings together original essays that both address the fundamental questions of the metaphysics of death and explore the relationship between those questions and some of the areas of applied ethics in which they play a central role. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction / James Stacey Taylor Taylor, James Stacey 1

Section 1 Classical Approaches to Death and their Critics 13

2 The Damage of Death: Incomplete Arguments and False Consolations / Martha C. Nussbaum Nussbaum, Martha C. 25

3 The Harm of Death in Cicero's First Tusculan Disputation / James Warren Warren, James 44

4 Epicurus on the Value of Death / Kai Draper Draper, Kai 71

Section 2 Death and the Value of Death 81

5 The Evil of Death One More Time: Parallels between Time and Space / Harry S. Silverstein Silverstein, Harry S. 83

6 Adaptation / Steven Luper Luper, Steven 100

7 Death and Desires / Ben Bradley Bradley, Ben, Kris McDaniel McDaniel, Kris 118

8 Kripke's Moses / Palle Yourgrau Yourgrau, Palle 134

9 Concepts of Value and Ideas about Death / Stephen E. Rosenbaum Rosenbaum, Stephen E. 149

Section 3 Posthumous Harm 169

10 The Vulnerability of the Dead / Geoffrey Scarre Scarre, Geoffrey 171

11 Welfare and Harm after Death / Barbara Baum Levenbook Levenbook, Barbara Baum 188

Section 4 Death and Bioethics 211

12 Doing Posthumous Harm / John Harris Harris, John 213

13 Suicide: A Qualified Defense / David Benatar Benatar, David 222

14 Brain Injury and Survival / Walter Glannon Glannon, Walter 245.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780199751136

0199751137

OCLC:

829999333