1. Edition - April 2005
83.90 Euro
2005. 192 Pages, Hardcover
ISBN-10: 1-4051-2577-2
ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-2577-2 - John Wiley & Sons








Detailed description
10 Good Questions about Life and Death makes us think again about some of the most important issues we ever have to face.
* Addresses the fundamental questions that many of us ask about life and death.
* Written in an engaging and straightforward style, ideal for those with no formal background in philosophy.
* Focuses on commonly pondered issues, such as: Is life sacred? Is it bad to die? Is there life after death? Does life have meaning? And which life is best?
* Encourages readers to think about and respond to the human condition.
* Features case studies, thought-experiments, and references to literature, film, music, religion and myth.

From the contents
Preface.

1 Where Can I Find Answers?

2 Is Life Sacred?

3 Is It Bad to Die?

4 Which Deaths Are Worse?

5 Might I Live On?

6 Should I Take the Elixir of Life?

7 Who's Who?

8 Is It All Meaningless?

9 Should There Be More, and Better, People?

10 Does Reality Matter?

Notes and Further Reading.

Select Bibliography.

Name Index.

Subject Index.