Afterlife: Philosophical Perspectives on Life Beyond Death

Augustine of Hippo

Augustine of Hippo (354-430) was a North African bishop and philosopher whose synthesis of Christian theology with Greek philosophy shaped Western thought for over a millennium.

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Arthur Schopenhauer

Arthur Schopenhauer was a German philosopher whose doctrine of the will, pessimism, and the metaphysical primacy of representation shaped modern European thought from Nietzsche to Wittgenstein.

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Plato

An introduction to Plato's dialogues, philosophical method, and enduring investigations of justice, knowledge, education, and the good.

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Tibetan Book of the Dead

An evidence-led guide to the Bardo Thodol — the Tibetan Book of the Dead — its origins, structure, key teachings on the bardo states, and influence on Western understandings of death and dying.

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Metaphysics

An introduction to metaphysics as the branch of philosophy that studies the nature of reality, existence, and being, from Aristotle through medieval scholasticism to contemporary analytic philosophy.

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Philosophy of Religion

Philosophy of religion is the philosophical examination of religious claims, concepts, and practices, including arguments for God's existence, the problem of evil, and the nature of faith.

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