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On Death
Publisher
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Liana Lévi
Parution date
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1994
EAN
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9782867461057
Description
Penser la mort ? is collection of four interviews made between 1967 and 1985, on how to think about death from a philosophical as well as a personal point of view. Jankélévitch discusses the moment of death ; how we envision our death through the death and the mourning of others ; what support religion offers us ; the experience of the non-believer ; the link between and impact of scientific advancement upon death (euthanasia and human cloning). The fourth interview describes human behaviors that lead to death, including the death penalty, violence and war.
Author
Vladimir Jankélévitch : Vladimir Jankélévitch is one of France's most influential post-war philosophers. Until his death in 1985, he was a professor of moral philosophy at the Sorbonne. He specialized in the work of Henri Bergson.
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