{"product_id":"exploring-the-philosophy-of-death-and-dying-classical-and-contemporary-perspectives-9781138393585","title":"Exploring the Philosophy of Death and Dying: Classical and Contemporary Perspectives","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring the Philosophy of Death and Dying: Classical and Contemporary Perspectives is the first book to offer students the full breadth of philosophical issues that are raised by the end of life. Included are many of the essential voices that have contributed to the philosophy of death and dying throughout history and in contemporary research. The 38 chapters in its nine sections contain classic texts (by authors such as Epicurus, Hume, Nietzsche, and Schopenhauer) and new short argumentative essays, specially commissioned for this volume, by world-leading contemporary experts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploring the Philosophy of Death and Dying introduces students to both theoretical issues (whether we can survive death, whether death is truly bad for us, whether immortality would be desirable, etc.) and urgent practical issues (the ethics of suicide, the value of grief, the appropriate medical criteria for declaring death, etc.) raised by human mortality, enabling instructors to adapt it to a wide array of institutions and student audiences. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs a pedagogical benefit, PowerPoints, discussion questions, and test questions for each chapter are included as online ancillary materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Cholbi\u003c\/strong\u003e is Chair in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh and the founder of the International Association for the Philosophy of Death and Dying. His publications include \u003ci\u003eSuicide: The Philosophical Dimensions \u003c\/i\u003e(2011), \u003ci\u003eImmortality and the Philosophy of Death \u003c\/i\u003e(2015), and \u003ci\u003eGrief: A Philosophical Guide \u003c\/i\u003e(2021). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTravis Timmerman is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Seton Hall University and executive committee member of the International Association for the Philosophy of Death and Dying. He specializes in the philosophy of death, normative ethics, and applied ethics. He has been the recipient of a National Endowment of the Humanities grant and co-recipient of an Immortality Project grant for his work in ethics and death respectively. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50900921352466,"sku":"9781138393585","price":61.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_22cea6f1-c9e2-4a3d-a229-028418a72e5e.jpg?v=1738405461","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/exploring-the-philosophy-of-death-and-dying-classical-and-contemporary-perspectives-9781138393585","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}