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21 - Other bad aspects of death, Part II
21 - Other bad aspects of death, Part II
Further bad aspects of death are considered, including ubiquity, or the fact that death may occur at any time and strike... Read more
9 Oct 2009
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20 - The value of life, Part II; Other bad aspects of death, Part I
20 - The value of life, Part II; Other bad aspects of death, Part I
Lecture 20 continues the discussion of the value of life. It considers the neutral container theory, which holds that th... Read more
9 Oct 2009
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19 - Immortality Part II; The value of life, Part I
19 - Immortality Part II; The value of life, Part I
The lecture begins with further exploration of the question of whether it is desirable to live forever under the right c... Read more
9 Oct 2009
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18 - The badness of death, Part III; Immortality, Part I
18 - The badness of death, Part III; Immortality, Part I
The discussion of the badness of death continues by asking whether it is bad that we do not exist before our birth. The ... Read more
9 Oct 2009
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17 - The badness of death, Part II: The deprivation account
17 - The badness of death, Part II: The deprivation account
This lecture continues to explore the issue of why death may be bad. According to the deprivation account, what is bad a... Read more
9 Oct 2009
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16 - Dying alone; The badness of death, Part I
16 - Dying alone; The badness of death, Part I
Professor Kagan puts forward the claim that Tolstoy's character Ivan Ilych is quite the typical man in terms of his view... Read more
9 Oct 2009
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15 - The nature of death (cont.); Believing you will die
15 - The nature of death (cont.); Believing you will die
The lecture explores the question of the state of being dead. Even though the most logical claim seems to be that when a... Read more
9 Oct 2009
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14 - What matters (cont.); The nature of death, Part I
14 - What matters (cont.); The nature of death, Part I
The suggestion is made that what matters in survival is the future existence of someone with a personality similar to on... Read more
9 Oct 2009
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13 - Personal identity, Part IV; What matters?
13 - Personal identity, Part IV; What matters?
The personality theory is revised to state that the key to personal identity is having the same personality provided tha... Read more
9 Oct 2009
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12 - Personal identity, Part III: Objections to the personality theory
12 - Personal identity, Part III: Objections to the personality theory
The lecture focuses on the problems directly related to the personality theory as key to personal identity. The theory s... Read more
9 Oct 2009
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