Socrates, Lucretius, Camus: Two Philosophical Traditions on DeathThe present essay attempts to do something that has not been done in the recent literature concerning death, namely, to link reasons for attitudes towards death to reasons for different metaphysical postions on human being and the place of human being in the universe. Most recent discussions of death either place the topic directly in the context of nothing more than ethical considerations continued on the next page. |
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... according to Heidegger , activity , or , rather , activities , all of which aim at certain ends . These ends at which Dasein aims are the things that it cares about . Thus , according to Heidegger , to be active towards ends is the ...
... according to Heidegger , activity , or , rather , activities , all of which aim at certain ends . These ends at which Dasein aims are the things that it cares about . Thus , according to Heidegger , to be active towards ends is the ...
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... According to Camus , we cannot achieve a unified sensibility because we cannot eliminate a craving for objective values and meaning that transcend the world of ordinary experience . The point to be made with Emma is that , on the one ...
... According to Camus , we cannot achieve a unified sensibility because we cannot eliminate a craving for objective values and meaning that transcend the world of ordinary experience . The point to be made with Emma is that , on the one ...
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... according to Camus ? As Camus goes on to argue in The Rebel , 83 the only way in which one can revolt , get on with the task of living , is in solidarity with others . In a world without meaning the basis of moral choice cannot be ...
... according to Camus ? As Camus goes on to argue in The Rebel , 83 the only way in which one can revolt , get on with the task of living , is in solidarity with others . In a world without meaning the basis of moral choice cannot be ...
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Notes to Chapter Three | 445 |
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