To my knowledge no philosopher has yet incorporated these widely-published results into an immortality conjecture. Perhaps such conjectures are forthcoming. But for now we have good reason to ponder instead the case for complete mortality. We will revisit that precedent, but not yet. If we are to examine the metaphysical questions surrounding complete mortality, we will need to work for a time within an entirely modern conceptual framework.
Classical frameworks are incomplete.
They enshrine time-tested concepts, such as Causation, Generation, and Soul. But other, more modern concepts are missing from the matrix. And we will see that personal identity does factor into the tentative answers which emerge. I'll explain the meaning of that title directly. But thinking back to Chapter 2, we bring to mind again the library of Dar al-Hikma.