Death, Immortality, and Meaning in Life: Precis and Further Reflections
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Abstract I offer an overview of the book, Death, Immortality, and Meaning in Life , summarizing main issues, arguments, conclusions (Fischer 2020). also present some new ideas further developments material book. A big part this essay is drawing connections between specific issues treated book those other areas philosophy, particular, theory agency moral responsibility. highlight striking similarities both structure content death/meaning life literature free will/moral responsibility literature.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Ethics
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1572-8609', '1382-4554']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10892-022-09392-8