25 - Suicide, Part II: Deciding under uncertainty
25 - Suicide, Part II: Deciding under uncertainty
The discussion of suicide continues. A few more cases are introduced to consider circumstances under which it might be r... Read more
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26 - Suicide, Part III: The morality of suicide and course conclusion
26 - Suicide, Part III: The morality of suicide and course conclusion
The lecture begins by examining the consequences a suicide has on both the person committing it and those around this pe... Read more
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24 - Suicide, Part I: The rationality of suicide
24 - Suicide, Part I: The rationality of suicide
This is the first of a series of lectures on suicide. Two very distinct contexts are presented in which the subject can ... Read more
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23 - How to live given the certainty of death
23 - How to live given the certainty of death
In this lecture, Professor Kagan invites students to pose the question of how one should live life knowing that it will ... Read more
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22 - Fear of death
22 - Fear of death
Professor Kagan explores the issue of how thinking about death may influence the way we live. Fear as an emotional respo... Read more
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21 - Other bad aspects of death, Part II
21 - Other bad aspects of death, Part II
Further bad aspects of death are considered, including ubiquity, or the fact that death may occur at any time and strike... Read more
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20 - The value of life, Part II; Other bad aspects of death, Part I
20 - The value of life, Part II; Other bad aspects of death, Part I
Lecture 20 continues the discussion of the value of life. It considers the neutral container theory, which holds that th... Read more
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19 - Immortality Part II; The value of life, Part I
19 - Immortality Part II; The value of life, Part I
The lecture begins with further exploration of the question of whether it is desirable to live forever under the right c... Read more
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18 - The badness of death, Part III; Immortality, Part I
18 - The badness of death, Part III; Immortality, Part I
The discussion of the badness of death continues by asking whether it is bad that we do not exist before our birth. The ... Read more
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17 - The badness of death, Part II: The deprivation account
17 - The badness of death, Part II: The deprivation account
This lecture continues to explore the issue of why death may be bad. According to the deprivation account, what is bad a... Read more
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