Download or read book The Philosophy of Death Reader written by Markar Melkonian and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-02-21 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Philosophy of Death Reader" brings together pivotal readings from over the centuries and across the continents. Covering Vedanta, the ancient Greeks, the Buddhist tradition, Christian eschatology, and recent analytic philosophy, the twenty-four readings are organized around central metaphysical questions ranging from whether the soul is immortal to whether immortality is at all desirable. -- From publisher's description.