PHIL 1 Lecture 14: Phil 1 Lecture 14
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Feldman"s enigma of death - the standard analysis of death. Counter example involving: suspended animation, fission, metamorphosis, and fusion, fission-like cases (transplanter/cell separator) Ultimately, we have an improved definition, but still and inadequate one! Is death bad for us: epicurus" response: no! Background on epicurus i: why death is not bad for us! iii. Time of harm argument: brueckner and fischer : yes! i. ii. You may not afraid anymore but still lament the fact that you might end. ) Epicurus (background on epicurus: 341 bce -270 bce, epicureanism, hedonism : pleasure as intrinsically good, pain as intrinsically bad a. Intrinsically : what produces pleasure is always good: the goal, tranquility, freedom from pain (fear of death and the fear of the gods) c. (he believes in god. Immortal being, doesn"t care about us so we should not have the fear of them. : radical materialist (physicalist, he believe in soul, fine particle, could only live in your body.
