Philosophical Thinking about Death and Dying
Introduction: Philosophical Thinking and Death. Part One: THE NATURE OF DEATH. Introduction: The 9/11 Memorial and Death Denial. 1. Definition and Criteria of Death. 2. Death in the West. 3. The Consciousness of Death. 4. The Evil of Death. Part Two: SURVIVAL OF DEATH. Introduction: A DEATH IN THE FAMILY. 5. The Self and Its Relation to Death. 6. Survival Hypotheses. 7. Bases of Belief. Part Three: VOLUNTARY DEATH. Introduction: Quinlan, Perlmutter, and Cruzan. 8. Conceptual Issues in Suicide and Euthanasia. 9. History and Contemporary Opinion. 10. Individual Morality. 11. Social Policy and Law. 12. Futile Treatment and the Duty To Die. Conclusion: Life, Death, and Meaning.