Naturalism, death, and functional immortality

Contemporary Pragmatism 6 (1):39-65 (2009)
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I consider a naturalistic approach to death, seeking a naturalistic or “functional” version of immortality. Making use of John Dewey and some other classical American philosophers, I first articulate the naturalism of this project. I then discuss what such naturalism means for understanding the self and its survival. Finally, I consider the existential question about to what extent such a view of immortality is satisfying

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Why Classical American Pragmatism is Helpful for Thinking about Death.Charles A. Hobbs - 2011 - Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society 47 (2):182-195.

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