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• Facing death with Epicurus

  (Crossposted from Depressed Metabolism ) James Warren is to be complimented for writing a thorough and persuasive book on Epicurean thinking about death. In Facing Death: Epicurus and his Critics , Warren offers a detailed review of Epicurus’ view Read More...
  Posted Thursday, December 18, 2008 7:54 AM by Aschwin de Wolf / 0 Comments

  Tags: epicurus, ethics, james warren, death, philosophy

• The secular case against immortality

  (Crossposted from Depressed Metabolism ) In 2003 George Hart published an article called “The Immortal’s Dilemma: Decontructing Eternal Life” , making a secular case against immortality. Hart mainly uses logical arguments and provides Read More...
  Posted Sunday, November 09, 2008 6:41 PM by Aschwin de Wolf / 0 Comments

  Tags: alcor, Immortality, meliorism, mike perry, death, philosophy

• Death is nothing to us

  (Crossposted from Depressed Metabolism ) The idea that death gives meaning to life is widespread but does not reflect careful reasoning, and is often a desperate rationalization of human mortality. As a consequence, life extensionists have not been at Read More...
  Posted Wednesday, October 29, 2008 6:48 AM by Aschwin de Wolf / 0 Comments

  Tags: epicurus, death, philosophy

• Herbert Marcuse on the ideology of death

  (Crossposted from Depressed Metabolism ) Although critical philosophers like Herbert Marcuse (1898 – 1979) are not known for their contributions to economics or analytical philosophy, Marcuse’s essay “The Ideology of Death” (1952) Read More...
  Posted Saturday, August 02, 2008 10:19 AM by Aschwin de Wolf / 1 Comments

  Tags: death, life extension, critical theory, philosophy