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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... attitude towards death ? For the believer , one who exercises the virtue of belief , and , specifically , belief in God and His sacrifice , then the proper attitude is hope , the reasonable expectation of the promised reward , the ...
... attitude towards death ? For the believer , one who exercises the virtue of belief , and , specifically , belief in God and His sacrifice , then the proper attitude is hope , the reasonable expectation of the promised reward , the ...
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... attitude which we adopt towards death often does , and usually ought to , play a role in our life . But that should not surprise us , for an attitude , e.g. , fear , as a mental state implies a tendency at least towards certain sorts of ...
... attitude which we adopt towards death often does , and usually ought to , play a role in our life . But that should not surprise us , for an attitude , e.g. , fear , as a mental state implies a tendency at least towards certain sorts of ...
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... attitude of calm acceptance that is defended by Epicurus and Lucretius is an attitude that is inappropriate for death . Of course , we argued that the attitude that Nagel recommended as always appropriate , namely , regret , is not ...
... attitude of calm acceptance that is defended by Epicurus and Lucretius is an attitude that is inappropriate for death . Of course , we argued that the attitude that Nagel recommended as always appropriate , namely , regret , is not ...
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