Death: The Philosophy of Mortality

What Is Death?

A comparative philosophical introduction to death through Stoic acceptance, Buddhist impermanence, and existential authenticity — from mortality to meaning.

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Shelly Kagan: Morality & Ethics

A comprehensive overview of Shelly Kagan's philosophy: his defense of demanding consequentialism in The Limits of Morality, his critique of common-sense moral permissions, his influential work on the metaphysics of death, and his landmark teaching at Yale.

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Epicurus

Epicurus was a Greek philosopher who founded Epicureanism, teaching that tranquility, freedom from fear, and simple pleasure constitute the good life.

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Martin Heidegger

Martin Heidegger was a German philosopher whose Being and Time reoriented phenomenology toward the question of Being, finitude, and authentic existence in the face of death.

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Philosophy of Death

An introduction to the philosophy of death, examining the Epicurean view of mortality, Heidegger's being-toward-death, death and personal identity, and the question of life's meaning.

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Philosophy of Mind

An introduction to the philosophy of mind, examining consciousness, mental states, the mind-body problem, dualism, physicalism, and functionalism from Descartes to contemporary cognitive science.

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Existentialism

An evidence-led introduction to existentialist thought on freedom, responsibility, authenticity, meaning, and the difficulty of living under uncertainty.

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