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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... suggests that one cause of thunder , " the noise emitted by clouds , " is " the wind blowing through them . " We often see clouds scudding by profusely branched and jagged ; and we all know that when a gale blows through a dense wood ...
... suggests that one cause of thunder , " the noise emitted by clouds , " is " the wind blowing through them . " We often see clouds scudding by profusely branched and jagged ; and we all know that when a gale blows through a dense wood ...
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... suggests , nor simply immortality as the proposed objection suggests . The point is that virtue must be sought for its own sake , and only if it is sought for its own sake and not as a means , will immortality be achieved . If one is to ...
... suggests , nor simply immortality as the proposed objection suggests . The point is that virtue must be sought for its own sake , and only if it is sought for its own sake and not as a means , will immortality be achieved . If one is to ...
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... suggests that the solution is simple . What we should do is settle down to stop always raising such questions ; we ... suggests a way in which we can in fact discipline this desire . We can do so , he suggests , by convincing ourselves ...
... suggests that the solution is simple . What we should do is settle down to stop always raising such questions ; we ... suggests a way in which we can in fact discipline this desire . We can do so , he suggests , by convincing ourselves ...
Contents
Where Death Is I Am Not Lucretius | 29 |
Overcoming Death Socrates and His Successors | 77 |
The Epicurean Reply Hume | 167 |
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