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Death and the Afterlife: The Berkeley Tanner Lectures

by Samuel Scheffler, Niko Kolodny
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Death and the Afterlife: The Berkeley Tanner Lectures
Death and the Afterlife: The Berkeley Tanner Lectures

Examines life's value through hypothetical extinction.

If you've ever pondered what truly gives your life meaning, "Death and the Afterlife" could be a thought-provoking journey for you. Samuel Scheffler's imaginative thought experiment invites you to consider the importance of humanity's future in shaping your present values and commitments. It's not just a philosophical text; it's an invitation to reflect on how deeply connected our individual lives are to the ongoing story of mankind.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Death and the Afterlife: The Berkeley Tanner Lectures

by Samuel Scheffler, Niko Kolodny
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ISBN: 9780190469177
Authors: Samuel Scheffler, Niko Kolodny
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date of Publication: 2016-09-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Religion, Philosophy
Related Topics: Theory
Goodreads rating: 3.8
(rated by 205 readers)

Description

Suppose you knew that, though you yourself would live your life to its natural end, the earth and all its inhabitants would be destroyed thirty days after your death. To what extent would you remain committed to your current projects and plans? Would scientists still search for a cure for cancer? Would couples still want children? In Death and the Afterlife, philosopher Samuel Scheffler poses this thought experiment in order to show that the continued life of the human race after our deaths—the "afterlife" of the title—matters to us to an astonishing and previously neglected degree. Indeed, Scheffler shows that, in certain important respects, the future existence of people who are as yet unborn matters more to us than our own continued existence and the continued existence of those we love. Without the expectation that humanity has a future, many of the things that now matter to us would cease to do so. By contrast, the prospect of our own deaths does little to undermine our confidence in the value of our activities. Despite the terror we may feel when contemplating our deaths, the prospect of humanity's imminent extinction would pose a far greater threat to our ability to lead lives of wholehearted engagement. Scheffler further demonstrates that, although we are not unreasonable to fear death, personal immortality, like the imminent extinction of humanity, would also undermine our confidence in the values we hold dear. His arresting conclusion is that, in order for
 

Examines life's value through hypothetical extinction.

If you've ever pondered what truly gives your life meaning, "Death and the Afterlife" could be a thought-provoking journey for you. Samuel Scheffler's imaginative thought experiment invites you to consider the importance of humanity's future in shaping your present values and commitments. It's not just a philosophical text; it's an invitation to reflect on how deeply connected our individual lives are to the ongoing story of mankind.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.