Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. 1. Thinking about Death 1
5. 2. Dualism versus Physicalism 6
6. 3. Arguments for the Existence of the Soul 24
7. 4. Descartes’ Argument 57
8. 5. Plato on the Immortality of the Soul 69
9. 6. Personal Identity 98
10. 7. Choosing between the Theories 132
11. 8. The Nature of Death 170
12. 9. Two Surprising Claims about Death 186
13. 10. The Badness of Death 205
14. 11. Immortality 234
15. 12. The Value of Life 247
16. 13. Other Aspects of Death 264
17. 14. Living in the Face of Death 282
18. 15. Suicide 318
19. 16. Conclusion 362
20. Notes 365
21. Suggestions for Further Reading 369
22. Index 371