Exploring the philosophy of death and dying

• Titel: Exploring the philosophy of death and dying
• Titelzusatz: classical and contemporary perspectives
• Mitwirkende: Cholbi, Michael [HerausgeberIn]
• Mitwirkende: Timmerman, Travis [HerausgeberIn]
• Verf.angabe: edited by Michael Cholbi and Travis Timmerman
• Verlagsort: New York ; London
• Verlag: Routledge
• Jahr: 2021
• Umfang: xvi, 272 Seiten
• Fussnoten: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 978-1-138-39357-8
• ISBN: 978-1-138-39358-5
• Schlagwörter: (s)Tod / (s)Sterben / (s)Philosophie
• Dokumenttyp: Aufsatzsammlung
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Exploring the philosophy of death and dying. - New York : Routledge, 2021. - 1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 272 Seiten)
• RVK-Notation: EC 5410
• K10plus-PPN: 1736754890

Abstract

"Exploring the Philosophy of Death and Dying: Classical and Contemporary Perspectives is the first book to offer students the full breadth of philosophical issues that are raised by the end of life. Included are many of the essential voices that have contributed to the philosophy of death and dying throughout history and in contemporary research. The 38 chapters in its nine sections contain both classic texts (by authors such as Epicurus, Hume, Nietzsche, and Schopenhauer) and new short argumentative essays by world-leading contemporary experts"--