How to Live Forever: Science Fiction and Philosophy Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

How to Live Forever: Science Fiction and Philosophy Book

Immortality has long preoccupied everyone from alchemists to science fiction writers. In this intriguing new investigation, Stephen Clark contends that the genre of science fiction writing enables the investigation of philosophical questions about immortality without the constraints of academic philosophy. He shows how fantasy accounts of phenomena such as resurrection, outer body experience, reincarnation or life extending medicines can be related to philosophy in new and interesting ways. Reading Western myths such as that of vampire, he examines the ways fear and hopes of immortality are an intrinsic part of Western culture and philosophy.As one of the first works to suggest the use of science fiction in the study of philosophy, Clark creates a new ground for intellectual, philosophical and experimental inquiry.Read More

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  • 0415126266
  • 9780415126267
  • Stephen R L Clark, Stephen Clark
  • 26 October 1995
  • Routledge
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 232
  • 1
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