Michael Martin Keith Augustine The Myth of an Afterlife (Hardback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Myth of an AfterlifeCondition: NewSubtitle: The Case against Life After DeathAuthor: Michael Martin, Keith AugustineFormat: HardbackISBN-10: 0810886774EAN: 9780810886773ISBN: 9780810886773Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield PublishersGenre: Philosophy & SpiritualityRelease Date: 03/12/2015Description: Because every single one of us will die, most of us would like to know what—if anything—awaits us afterward, not to mention the fate of lost loved ones. Given the nearly universal vested interest in deciding this question in favor of an afterlife, it is no surprise that the vast majority of books on the topic affirm the reality of life after death without a backward glance. But the evidence of our senses and the ever-gaining strength of scientific evidence strongly suggest otherwise.In The Myth of an Afterlife: The Case against Life after Death, Michael Martin and Keith Augustine collect a series of contributions that redress this imbalance in the literature by providing a strong, comprehensive, and up-to-date casebook of the chief arguments against an afterlife. Divided into four separate sections, this collection opens with a broad overview of the issues, as contributors consider the strongest evidence of whether or not we survive death—in particular the biological basis of all mental states and their grounding in brain activity that ceases to function at death. Next, contributors consider a host of conceptual and empirical difficulties that confront the various ways of “surviving” death—from bodiless minds to bodily resurrection to any form of posthumous survival. Then essayists turn to internal inconsistencies between traditional theological conceptions of an afterlife—heaven, hell, karmic rebirth—and widely held ethical principles central to the belief systems supporting those notions. In the final section, authors offer critical evaluations of the main types of evidence for an afterlife.Fully interdisciplinary, The Myth of an Afterlife: The Case against Life after Death brings together a variety of fields of research to make that case, including cognitive neuroscience, philosophy of mind, personal identity, philosophy of religion, moral philosophy, psychical research, and anomalistic psychology. As the definitive casebook of arguments against life after death, this collection is required reading for any instructor, researcher, and student of philosophy, religious studies, or theology. It is sure to raise provocative issues new to readers, regardless of background, from those who believe fervently in the reality of an afterlife to those who do not or are undecided on the matter.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 237mmItem Length: 162mmItem Width: 57mmItem Weight: 1184gRelease Year: 2015 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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