Exploring the Philosophy of Death and Dying: Classical and Contemporary Perspectives Michael Cholbi and Travis Timmerman is an English-language study book about the philosophy of death and dying. This book offers a comprehensive overview of classical and modern perspectives and is suitable for students in higher education.
It includes 38 chapters divided into nine sections with texts by influential philosophers such as Epicurus, Hume, Nietzsche, and Schopenhauer, combined with new, argumentative essays by contemporary experts. It addresses both theoretical questions about death and immortality and practical ethical issues such as suicide and medical criteria for death.
This collection on death and dying supports instructors with supplementary online teaching materials, including PowerPoints, discussion questions, and test questions, and can be used for different educational levels and fields of study.
The book aligns in content with fields of study such as ethics, metaphysics, and moral philosophy.