EAN: 9783319190921

SPRINGER PRAXIS BOOKS WHAT IF WE DONT DIE? - ...

This book deals with the very real possibility of earthly immortality and the human and
societal implications of such immortality  including whether it is desirable. It looks at what
makes immortality appear so attractive and at the possibility that we would be better served
with longer lives and the freedom to terminate our lives at the time when life has given us all
the joy  inspiration and personal development it possibly could. What If We Don't Die? -
Presents major moral dilemmas associated with human immortality  something which seems imminent
due to rapidly progressing biomedical research. - Touches on big questions: is it acceptable
that the immortal generation will be the last? How much life do you want? What is the purpose
of life if life never ends? - Will trigger your imagination by putting a new spin on free will
current concepts of time and eternity  the possibility of multiple universes and multiple yous.
What If We Don't Die? draws extensively on philosophical and religious thought on the purpose
of life and introduces novel perspectives on existence  personality and immortality based  for
instance  on quantum mechanics and multiverse theory.

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