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Question posted on December 6, 2012; 1 response
What are some questions a philospher might ask about death or dying...
Death Show

Question posted on May 31, 2012; 3 responses
If a person is not afraid of non-existance then if he is afaid of death he is actually afraid of the possible pain involved ; does this seem reasonable?...
Death Show

Question posted on February 9, 2012; 1 response
Why do so many people insist so strongly, even aggressively, that without death, nothing would have any value? What's the big deal?...
Death, Value Show

Question posted on November 12, 2011; 1 response
If humans are nothing more than the interaction of DNA and environmental stimuli does this give us any hope for life after death? this may sound paradoxical, but if I am composed merely of memories and perceptions brought on by...
Death Show

Question posted on November 3, 2011; 1 response
i have a lot questions about the possibility of immortality , and i want a list of the most important essays and books on this subject .would you please send me a list that survey this problem in rational way...
Death Show

Question posted on October 20, 2011; 1 response
Hi A common response to the question of life after death is that it can't exist because of an identity problem- i.e. if I was reincarnated I would no longer have my memories and therefore not be me...However isn't this more...
Death, Identity Show

Question posted on July 15, 2011; 1 response
I recently read a story in the news about near death experience...People seeing dead relatives, bright lights etc. The article mentioned that the science community is currently researching and one of the things they are doing is placing objects...
Consciousness, Death Show

Question posted on July 3, 2011; 2 responses
If time is infinite does this give us any hope for life after death? After all if time is infinite, it is inevitable that all the cells in my body (my DNA etc) will be reconstructed in some far off...
Death, Time Show

Question posted on April 6, 2011; 1 response
Some people say, hopefully with a good dose of irony, that murder is a victimless crime. In a twisted sense, this is almost true; once murder has been committed, the victim no longer exists (not as a person at...
Death Show

Question posted on March 15, 2011; 1 response
Following the recent tragic events in Japan there has been a "wave" of jokes and puns on the internet about the earthquake and tsunami. Is it morally acceptable to joke about something so serious and tragic? Should ethical people be...
Death, Ethics Show

Question posted on March 9, 2011; 1 response
What happens after death? I mean, I've thought about this for a while, and have concluded that this current life, the life we are all in, is merely for the purposes of enjoyment and pleasure (reading Aristotle's works :)...
Death Show

Question posted on December 24, 2010; 1 response
I believe it would be wrong, in normal circumstances, to break a promise made to someone who died meanwhile, even if no one will benefit from the keeping of the promise. I also believe that, if keeping the promise would...
Death, Ethics Show

Question posted on December 2, 2010; 2 responses
Where can I find some good philosophical/political arguments for and against euthanasia? ...
Death Show

Question posted on November 17, 2010; 1 response
If you personally cannot slaughter an animal by your own hand or even imagine doing so, then should you still eat meat? Do you still have the natural right to eat meat?...
Animals, Death, Ethics Show

Question posted on November 6, 2010; 1 response
I have a reoccurance of Base of Tongue cancer, and this is a dehumanizing sort of cancer in that it starts to strip away some our most basic asthetic appreciations: eating food, tasting, swallowing, speaking and sexual intimacy. It...
Death, Value Show

Question posted on October 28, 2010; 1 response
The issue of immortality is a tricky one, ethically speaking, since death has a stabilizing effect on our population and for everyone to be immortal would result in overcrowding and shortages far faster than would happen otherwise. However, if...
Death, Ethics Show

Question posted on October 4, 2010; 1 response
If someone died at age 95, we wouldn't think him unfortunate--it isn't a bad thing, for him, not to have lived much longer. However, if someone died at age 15, we would thing him unfortunate. Why? I suspect that our...
Death, Value Show

Question posted on June 30, 2010; 1 response
How might a person who does not subscribe to any organized religion and does not believe in an afterlife find meaning in his or her death—that is, the cessation of his or her personal existence? Or, perhaps another way to...
Death, Value Show

Question posted on June 29, 2010; 2 responses
Is it morally wrong for a person with a serious illness and reduced lifespan to reproduce, knowing that in all likelihood the child will have to experience the loss of a parent in adolescence? Assume that the other parent is...
Children, Death, Ethics Show

Question posted on June 29, 2010; 1 response
Is the death penalty a viable option under the premise that assuming we have apprehended the guilty party, the guilty party, when executed, will never be able to kill again and therefore society has been made that much safer?...
Death, Punishment Show




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