Life, Death and Meaning: Key Philosophical Readings on the Big Questions - Hardcover

Benatar, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 144220169X ISBN 13: 9781442201699

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2010

Synopsis

Do our lives have meaning? Should we create more people? Is death bad? Should we commit suicide? Would it be better to be immortal? Should we be optimistic or pessimistic? Since Life, Death, and Meaning: Key Philosophical Readings on the Big Questions first appeared, David Benatar's distinctive anthology designed to introduce students to the key existential questions of philosophy has won a devoted following among users in a variety of upper-level and even introductory courses.

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Review:

Students and educated laypersons who read through the anthology will become familiar with some of the best and most representative works in the field which include many of the most central and important arguments on the issues discussed. While the articles are interesting and of a very high academic level, they are not too technical, too long, or otherwise difficult for students or the educated public to follow. Although there are already some anthologies that discuss the meaning of life, none relate the topic to questions of immortality, death, suicide, or the benefit of coming into existence as this one does.--Iddo Landau "Metapsychology Online Reviews, March 2010 "

About the Author:

David Benatar is professor of philosophy at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 144220169X
• ISBN 13: 9781442201699
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 472