Death and Philosophy |
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| Editor:
| Malpas, J. E.
Solomon, Robert C. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-280-19559-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1999 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $125.00 |
Book Description:
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Death and Philosophy is a discussion of philosophical, literary and aesthetic perspectives on the theme of death. The book considers many important philosophical questions raised by key thinkes such as Nietzsche and Sartre and pays particular attention to Heidegger's celebrated notion of Being unto Death. Also included are the perspectives bought to bear on death by Chinese, Japanese and Tibetan thought.
Death and Philosophy is a discussion of philosophical, literary and aesthetic perspectives on the theme of death. The book considers many important philosophical questions raised by key thinkes such as Nietzsche and Sartre and pays particular attention to Heidegger's celebrated notion of Being unto Death. Also included are the perspectives bought to bear on death by Chinese, Japanese and Tibetan thought.