The value of life: part 2; Other bad aspects of death: part 1 [Death]

Presents a class of Professor Shelly Kagan that discusses about the value of life, considering the neutral container theory, which holds that the value of life is simply a function of its contents, both pleasant and painful, and contrasts this with the valuable container theory, which assigns value to being alive itself. The lecture then turns to a consideration of some of the other aspects of death that may contribute to the badness of death. Among the issues addressed are the inevitability, variability and unpredictability of deathEducação Superior::Ciências Humanas::Filosofi