The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Death

Book Overview

Death has long been a pre-occupation of philosophers, and this is especially so today. The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Death collects 21 newly commissioned essays that cover current philosophical thinking of death-related topics across the entire range of the discipline. These include metaphysical topics--such as the nature of death, the possibility of an afterlife, the nature of persons, and how our thinking about time affects what we think...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190271450
• ISBN13: 9780190271459
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"