{"product_id":"9781350134041","title":"Epicurus and the Singularity of Death : Defending Radical Epicureanism","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eEpicurus and the Singularity of Death\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): David B. Suits\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his \u003ci\u003eLetter to Menoeceus\u003c\/i\u003e, the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus states that 'death is nothing to us'. Few philosophers then or since have agreed with his controversial argument, upholding instead that death constitutes a deprivation and is therefore to be feared. Diverging from the current trend and sparking fresh debate, this book provides an imaginative defense of the Epicurean view of death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Drawing on Epicurus's \u003ci\u003ePrincipal Doctrines\u003c\/i\u003e, Lucretius's \u003ci\u003eDe Rerum Natura \u003c\/i\u003eand Philodemus's \u003ci\u003eDe Morte, \u003c\/i\u003eDavid Suits argues that the usual concepts of harm, loss and suffering no longer apply in death, thus showing how the deprivation view is flawed. He also applies Epicurean reasoning to key issues in applied ethics in order to dispute the claim that there can be a right to life, to defend egoistic friendship, and to consider how Epicureanism might handle wills and life insurance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e By championing the Epicurean perspective, this book makes a valuable contribution to the contemporary philosophical debate about death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“Written with verve and wit, David Suits' \u003ci\u003eEpicurus and the Singularity of Death\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterful defense both of the controversial Epicurean view that death is not a harm to the one who dies and of the startling implications that this has for many issues in applied ethics.” —\u003ci\u003eJames Stacey Taylor, Professor of Philosophy, The College of New Jersey, USA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781350134041\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40715979489486,"sku":"9781350134041","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_7acae770-9613-4917-acd9-e6a2e099aad6.jpg?v=1640926427","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781350134041","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}