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Taylor & Francis Ltd Death A Philosophical Inquiry by Paul Fairfield
From Nietzsche's pronouncement that "God is dead" to Camus' argument that suicide is the fundamental question of philosophy, the concept of death plays an important role in existential phenomenology, reaching from Kierkegaard to Heidegger and Marcel._x000D__x000D_This book explores the phenomenology of death and offers a unique way into the phenomenological tradition. Paul Fairfield examines the following key topics:_x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_the modern denial of death _x000D_Heidegger's important concept of 'being-toward-death' and its centrality in phenomenological ideas, such as authenticity and existence _x000D_the philosophical significance of death rituals: what explains the imperative toward ritual around death, and what is its purpose and meaning? _x000D_death in an age of secularism _x000D_the philosophy and ethics of suicide _x000D_death as a mystery rather than a philosophical problem to be solved_x000D_the relationship between hope and death._x000D__x000D_Death: A Philosophical Inquiry is essential reading for students of phenomenology and existentialism, and will also be of interest to students in related fields such as religion, anthropology and the medical humanities._x000D_show more