Language, Metaphysics, and Death

absurd action alive alteration amoebae anxiety appear argue argument attitudes believe bodily continuity body bundle theory cease claim class of human conceive concept conscious consider course D. Z. Phillips dead desire disembodied epistemic epistemological skepticism eternal evidence evil example existence existential existentialists experience fact fear of dying feel H. H. Price Heidegger Hume Ibid ical idea images immortality individual involves justification Kierkegaard kind limit living logically Lucretius matter mean metaphysical mind misfortune moral mystery mystical Myth of Sisyphus nature of death object one's oneself ontological quest ontologist ourselves pain perceive perceptions perhaps personal identity Peter Geach philosophical physical possible post-mortem problem Professor Mora question rational reason relation resurrection Sartre seems sense simply someone soul speak subtle bodies suggests suicide suicidist supposed sure survival things Thomas Nagel thought tion true unconscious visual field wish word world-historical