Grundmann, Thomas (2018). Egoism, Altruism and the Fear of one's own Death A Contribution to the analytic Existential Philosophy. Z. Philos. Forsch., 72 (4). S. 465 - 492. FRANKFURT-AM-MAIN: VITTORIO KLOSTERMANN GMBH. ISSN 1439-2615
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In this paper I will argue that Bernard William's theory of frustrated desires is superior to Tom Nagel's theory of deprivation in explaining when and why death is harmful to oneself. The model of frustrated desires will then be applied contrastively to the altruist and the egoist. Contrary to what one might expect, death is not a misfortune only to the egoist. The truth is more nuanced. Nevertheless, there is a significant difference between what death means to the altruist and what it means to the egoist. The paper will explore the details of this difference.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-164535 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.3196/004433018825140395 | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Z. Philos. Forsch. | ||||||||
| Volume: | 72 | ||||||||
| Number: | 4 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | S. 465 - 492 | ||||||||
| Date: | 2018 | ||||||||
| Publisher: | VITTORIO KLOSTERMANN GMBH | ||||||||
| Place of Publication: | FRANKFURT-AM-MAIN | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 1439-2615 | ||||||||
| Language: | English | ||||||||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Arts and Humanities | ||||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Fächergruppe 8: Philosophie > Philosophisches Seminar | ||||||||
| Subjects: | no entry | ||||||||
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| Refereed: | Yes | ||||||||
| URI: | http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/16453 |
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