Kai Horsthemke

The Meaning of Death

A Philosophical Investigation

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Meaning of Death: A Philosophical Investigation analyzes death and dying, the biotechnical quest for immortality, the afterlife, and the rational of self-chosen death. Life is valuable not only because of its uniqueness and unrepeatability, but also because of its finitude. Death bestows value on life.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781666925401
• ISBN-10: 1666925403
• Artikelnr.: 70831919

Autorenporträt

Kai Horsthemke is visiting professor in the School of Education at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, and at KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Germany.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Meaning Versus Definition
The Struggle Against Death
The Yearning for Immortality
Freitod - The Morality of Self-Determined Death
The Moral Implications of Finite Existence
The Value and Meaning of Death
References
Index
About the Author