This book offers a multifaceted exploration of death and the possibilities for an afterlife. By incorporating a variety of approaches to these subjects it provides a unique framework for extending and reshaping enduring philosophical debates around human existence up to and after death. Featuring original essays from a diverse group of international scholars the book is arranged in four main sections. Firstly it addresses how death is or should be experienced engaging with topics such as near-death experiences continuing bonds with the deceased and attitudes toward dying. Secondly it looks at surviving death addressing the metaphysics of human persons the nature of time the nature of the true self and the nature of the divine. It then evaluates the value of mortality and immortality drawing upon the resources of the history of philosophy meta-analysis of contemporary debates and the analogy between individual death and species extinction. Finally it explores what an eternal life might be like examining the place of selflessness embodiment and racial identity in such a life. This volume allows for a variety of philosophical and theological perspectives to be brought to bear on the end of life and what might be beyond. As such it will be a fascinating resource for scholars in the philosophy of religion theology and death studies. |Death Immortality and Eternal Life | Religion
