How Are We to Confront Death? - An Introduction to Philosophy

Informationen zum Autor Françoise Dastur is Professeur Emerita at the Université de Nice. Her most recent book to appear in English is How Are We to Confront Death? An Introduction to Philosophy (Fordham). Robert Vallier's previous translations include Maurice Merleau-Ponty's Nature . Klappentext This books offers a philosophical exploration and assessment of the various ways in which human societies have confronted the question of death and mortality. In a very accessible style, the author considers religion's attempt to make sense of death, science's attempt to evade death, and philosophy's attempt to embrace death as a fundamental and defining moment of what it means to be human. Zusammenfassung This books offers a philosophical exploration and assessment of the various ways in which human societies have confronted the question of death and mortality. In a very accessible style, the author considers religion’s attempt to make sense of death, science’s attempt to evade death, and philosophy’s attempt to embrace death as a fundamental and defining moment of what it means to be human.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Francoise Dastur, Françoise Dastur, Francoise/ Vallier Dastur, Franocoise Dastur
• Con la collaborazione di: Robert Vallier (Traduzione)
• Editore: Fordham University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 02.11.2012
• EAN: 9780823242405
• ISBN: 978-0-8232-4240-5
• Pagine: 88
• Serie: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy; Perspectives in Continental Ph; Perspectives in Continental Philosophy
• Categoria: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: dall'antichità ai giorni nostri