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Death (The Open Yale Courses Series)
by Shelly Kagan
ISBN: 0300180845
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jamesjyu
· 2021-02-20 ·
Original thread
Shelly Kagan wrote a great introduction to the philosophy of death [1]. It directly addresses many of the OP's arguments, and, it persuaded me that it's not a black and white issue (ie. immortality = ultimate good)
[1]
https://www.amazon.com/Death-Open-Courses-Shelly-Kagan/dp/03...
[1] https://www.amazon.com/Death-Open-Courses-Shelly-Kagan/dp/03...