Reasons and the Fear of Death
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Reasons and the Fear of Death
By (Author) R. E. Ewin
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
22nd January 2002
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Ethics and moral philosophy
Medical ethics and professional conduct
Ethical issues: euthanasia and right to die
128.5
Physical Properties
Paperback
176
Width 152mm, Height 229mm, Spine 13mm
268g
Description
Death, violent or otherwise, is a matter of widespread concern with ongoing debates about such matters as euthanasia and the nature of brain death. Philosophers have often argued about the rationality of fear of death. This books contends that that dispute has been misconceived: fear of death is not something that follows or fails to follow from reason, but instead lies at the basis of reasoning and helps to show why people must be co-operating beings who accept certain sorts of facts as reasons for acting. Within the context of this account of reasons, the book offers an understanding of brain death and of physician-assisted suicide.
Author Bio
R.E. Ewin is professor of philosophy at the University of Western Australia in Nedlands and the author of Virtues and Rights: The Moral Philosophy of Thomas Hobbes (Westview) and Liberty, Community, and Justice (Rowman & Littlefield).
