{"product_id":"life-and-death-metaphysics-and-ethics-volume-xxiv-paperback-softback-9780631221517","title":"Life and Death; Metaphysics and Ethics, Volume XXIV (Paperback \/ softback) 9780631221517","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLife and Death\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMetaphysics and Ethics, Volume XXIV\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePeter A. French (Edited by), P French (Author), Howard K. Wettstein (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631221517, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 December 1999\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.426 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eMidwest Studies in Philosophy, Volume XXIV, Life and Death: Metaphysics and Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e is an important contribution to the literature on the intersection of issues of metaphysics and issues of ethics. In the Midwest Studies tradition, twenty of the more important philosophers writing in this area have contributed original papers that extend the boundaries of philosophical discussion of issues that are of both theoretical and practical concern to a wide-ranging audience. Topics considered include the concept of human life, the relationship between the concept of personal identity and the understanding of death, normative appraisals of death, capital punishment, euthanasia, the postponement of death and the impact of a theory of death and afterlife on one's ethical perspective.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMetaphysics as Prolegomenon to Ethics (Joel Kupperman). \u003cp\u003eThe Meaning of Life (John Kekes).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Defense of a Common Ideal for a Human Life (E. M. Adams).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan the Dead Really Be Buried? (Palle Yourgrau).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLater Death\/Earlier Birth (Christopher Belshaw).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeath and the Psychological Conception of Personal Identity (John Martin Fischer and Daniel Speak).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThick and Thin Selves: Reply to Fischer and Speak (Frederik Kaufman).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Termination Thesis (Fred Feldman).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Evil of Death Revisited (Harry S. Silverstein).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeath and Asymmetries in Normative Appraisals (Ishtiyaque Haji).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppraising Death in Human Life: Two Modes of Valuation (Stephen E. Rosenbaum).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"For Now Have I My Death’: The \"Duty to Die\" versus the Duty to Help the Ill Stay Alive (Felicia Ackerman).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaking Life and the Argument from Potentiality (Roy W. Perrett).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrivatizing Death: Metaphysical Discouragement of Ethical Thinking (John Woods).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJustifications for Killing Noncombatants in War (F. M. Kamm).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCapital Punishment and the Sanctity of Life (Philip E. Devine).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAesthetics: The Need for a Theory (Mary Mothersill).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Society \u0026amp; culture: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; culture: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20culture:%20general%20%5BJF%5D%22\"\u003eJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52405649867032,"sku":"9780631221517","price":40.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631221517.jpg?v=1784137142","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/life-and-death-metaphysics-and-ethics-volume-xxiv-paperback-softback-9780631221517","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}