Giving an introduction to philosophical thanatology, this work challenges the reader to develop a disciplined and focused awareness of his/her own mortality, and to grapple with the implications. It also explores issues in philosophy, ethics, developmental psychology, psychoanalytic psychology, idealistic humanism, sociology, and other humanities.
Giving an introduction to philosophical thanatology, this work challenges the reader to develop a disciplined and focused awareness of his/her own mortality, and to grapple with the implications. It also explores issues in philosophy, ethics, developmental psychology, psychoanalytic psychology, idealistic humanism, sociology, and other humanities.
Introduction PART I: POSING QUESTIONS What Should We Expect From Philosophy? Jeanne Quint Benoliel Dying and Death Late in the Twentieth Century David J. Roy PART II: PERSPECTIVES IN PHILOSOPHICAL THANATOLOGY Immortality John D. Morgan The Idea of "The Glorious Dead": The Conversion of a Uniquely Personal Experience Bill Warren Suffering and Death: External Questions in a New Context Kjell Kallenberg Meaning and the Awareness of Death Galen K. Pletcher Blinkings: A Thanatocentric Theory of Consciousness Jeffrey Kauffman Personal Identity and Death ConcernâEUR"Philosophical and Developmental Perspectives Adrian Tomer PART III: HUMANISTIC REFLECTIONS ON MORTALITY AWARENESS The Awareness of Mortality in Midlife: Implications for Later Life Kenneth J. Doka Intimations of Mortality from Recollections of Early Childhood: Death Awareness, Knowledge, and the Unconscious Victor L. Schermer Children, Death, and Fairy Tales Elizabeth P. Lamers Saying Good-Bye to Tomorrow Inge Corless Horrendous Death: Linking Thanatology and Public Health Dan Leviton Death and Beyond: A Hindu's Perspective Aruna Mathur Contributors Index
Introduction PART I: POSING QUESTIONS What Should We Expect From Philosophy? Jeanne Quint Benoliel Dying and Death Late in the Twentieth Century David J. Roy PART II: PERSPECTIVES IN PHILOSOPHICAL THANATOLOGY Immortality John D. Morgan The Idea of "The Glorious Dead": The Conversion of a Uniquely Personal Experience Bill Warren Suffering and Death: External Questions in a New Context Kjell Kallenberg Meaning and the Awareness of Death Galen K. Pletcher Blinkings: A Thanatocentric Theory of Consciousness Jeffrey Kauffman Personal Identity and Death ConcernâEUR"Philosophical and Developmental Perspectives Adrian Tomer PART III: HUMANISTIC REFLECTIONS ON MORTALITY AWARENESS The Awareness of Mortality in Midlife: Implications for Later Life Kenneth J. Doka Intimations of Mortality from Recollections of Early Childhood: Death Awareness, Knowledge, and the Unconscious Victor L. Schermer Children, Death, and Fairy Tales Elizabeth P. Lamers Saying Good-Bye to Tomorrow Inge Corless Horrendous Death: Linking Thanatology and Public Health Dan Leviton Death and Beyond: A Hindu's Perspective Aruna Mathur Contributors Index
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