I hope you enjoyed the lecture and continue coming for more of what shelly got to offer. The first half of the book presents a systematic survey of the basic normative factors, focusing on controversial questions concerning the precise content of each factor, its scope. His accumulated distinctions and arguments help to. The personality theory is revised to state that the key to personal identity is having the same personality provided that there is no branching, that is, provided there is no transfer or duplication of the same personality from one body to another. Shelly kagan is the clark professor of philosophy at yale university. They also use screenshots of shelly kagan teaching this course for the advertisements and heading images for yale online in a lot of places. He formerly taught in the department of history at cornell university. This accessible book covers philosophical questions about the nature of death. Proof of lifestyles past demise exists and has been round for millennia, predating any equipped faith. Philosophy the doctrine of doing and allowing flashcards.
About a week ago i posted a link to the course introduction of shelly kagans 176 death. Death isbn 9780300180848 pdf epub shelly kagan ebook. Since then, the open yale course video series has achieved international popularity and been viewed millions of times around the world. Shelly kagan on the future of death when we can live decades longer the yale professor ponders living to 160. Shelly kagan is clark professor of philosophy at yale university, where he has taught since 1995. The chapter is solely focused on the concept of immortality and whether or not it would be good for humans to live forever. Much of his work focuses on the nature of wellbeing, moral desert, utopia, and debate between moral theories. The first half of the book presents a systematic survey of the basic normative factors, focusing on controversial questions concerning the precise content of each factor, its scope and significance, and its relationship to other factors. Is there at least the possibility that i might still exist after my death.
Shelly kagan department of philosophy, yale university. Jul 12, 20 death the open yale course series by shelly kagan death is the very interesting book based on a course on death that professor kagan has taught at yale university. Normative ethics by shelly kagan, 1998 online research. Shelly kagan is the clark professor of philosophy at yale university and the former henry r.
Kagan ably defends a physicalist view in the first half of death. A course titled death by kagan, the clark professor of philosophy, has been one of the offerings in the open yale courses program since the series debuted in 2007. The obvious answer is that deprives us of something that we might otherwise have experienced. The course in question was shelly kagans course on death provided by yale university on itunes u. He was elected to the american academy of arts and sciences in 2016. In this thoughtprovoking book, philosophy professor shelly kagan examines the myriad questions that arise when we confront the meaning of mortality. About professor shelly kagan shelly kagan is clark professor of philosophy at yale. Shelly kagan warns in the very first lecture that his approach to death is not an objective one and he will not be withholding his private opinions during the subject he is teaching.
Death the open yale courses series kindle edition by. Over the past years, yale philosopher shelly kagans online course on death has garnered nearly 30 million views in china. Ive enjoyed reading and listening to the philosopher shelly kagan, both in debate, lectures, and various articles. It is roughly akin, if we may leap forward a couple of millennia, to the relationship between. By shelly kagan the limits of morality oxford ethics series new ed by shelly kagan 6 mar 2002. Professor kagans research interests lie in moral philosophy and normative ethics. Apr 18, 2017 the process of dying can be horrible for many, but is there anything bad about death itself. In july, he taught a weekend workshop at yale center beijing ycb on death and the meaning of life to over 50 chinese executives including the president of soho china, professionals, students, and others. Professor kagans primary research interests are in moral, social, and political philosophy, with a particular emphasis on the normative ethical debate between consequentialist and deontological moral theories. Accordingly, the most common basic attitudes toward death fear of death, and a. In beijing, shelly kagan teaches about death and the.
Death ebook by shelly kagan 9780300183429 rakuten kobo. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading death the open yale courses series. Oxford university press usa publishes scholarly works in all academic disciplines, bibles, music, childrens books, business books, dictionaries, reference books, journals, text books and more. The possibility that death may not actually be the end is considered. Now on the face of it, at least, it seems that if we are going to answer this question well need to get clear on at least two basic issues. Fear of death yale courses professor shelly kagan last. A body that is p functioning, as i have sometimes put the idea. Death by shelly kagan, 9780300180848, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. He is the author of normative ethics and the limits of morality. But outside of academia, few americans have heard of him. So the most fundamental fact about the human conditionwe live, and then we dieis going to stay the same. Living well in the light of death nt wright and shelly kagan at yale. The geometry of desert is kagans report on what he found there.
Nov 24, 2014 join us at the veritas forum at yale university as nt wright and shelly kagan discuss two views on life before and after. Professor kagan introduces the course and the material that will be covered during the semester. Shelly kagan is clark professor of philosophy at yale. He is best known for his writings about moral philosophy and normative ethics. A course on death course by shelly kagan on free audio. Shelly kagans death the open yale courses series pdf. Do we have reason to believe in the existence of immortal souls. Join our community just now to flow with the file death shelly kagan and make our shared file collection even more complete and exciting. I certainly think so, and i think the deprivation account is on the right track for telling us why. Shelly kagan on the future of death when we can live. Read or download death the open yale courses series pdf. Currently the notes below are taken verbatim from the yale website.
Her works include two science fiction novels and two science fiction collections, plus numerous science fiction and fantasy short stories that appeared in publications such as analog science fiction and fact and asimovs science fiction. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Last time, i distinguished between two ways in which thinking about the facts about the nature of death could influence our behavior. But though death will remain undefeated, it may yet be delayed. Theres probably something to say about this course being so much more iconic and selected over other courses when philosophy gets such short shrift generally. Airlines, however, sometimes fail to deliver on such requests. Will a second brain have the memories of the first. Course introduction, a course of 26 lectures from yale university. The maquire ethics center, southern methodist university, april 1, 20 is. Phil 176 lecture 1 course introduction open yale courses. One topic hes well known for is that of death, specifically the fear of death, and trying to understand the details behind, and justification for, the general attitude people have toward the concept of death. This course will examine a number of issues that arise once we begin to reflect on our mortality. The relationship between a person and his death, said the greek thinker epicurus, is a strange one. Janet kagan born janet megson, april 18, 1946 february 29, 2008 was an american author.
Death by shelly kagan 9780300180848 paperback barnes. In 2007, kagans course about death was offered for free online, and proved to be very popular. Shelly kagan on the future of death when we can live decades longer. But of course, that complex nervous system allows you to do calculus. The level is introductory, but the lectures contain a number of interesting ideas. Shelly kagan, center for ethics and public affairs faculty. Shelly kagan is the clark professor of philosophy at yale. Living well in the light of death nt wright and shelly. This logic is similar to that of the deprivation account, which is mentioned in chapter 11 of shelly kagans book death.
Taylor cyr 2016 international journal for philosophy of religion 80 2. Other bad aspects of death, part i as author at yale phil 176 death with professor shelly kagan, 3387 views. A vegetarian in his everyday life, shelly kagan orders meatless meals when he flies. If that happens, and he is offered a meat meal that he knows will be thrown out if he doesnt eat it, hell eat it. On the one hand, it could give us reasons to behave or respond differently, and on the other hand it could merely cause us to behave differently. Shelly kagan offers a division between moral factors and theoretical foundations that reflects the actual working practices of contemporary moral philosophers. But life is complicated, and this claim does not get us very far. Shelly kagan is clark professor of philosophy, yale university. According to recent media reports in china, professor shelly kagan of yale is now the most popular foreign teacher in that nation. The whitney and betty macmillan center for international and area studies at yale. Shelly kagan on the future of death when we can live decades. For shelly kagan this question lies on the known edge of a huge expanse of unexplored philosophical terrain. Why is yale professor shelly kagans book on death a.
Shelly kagan discusses some of these with nigel warburton in this episode of the philosophy bites podcast. Shelly kagan s the limits of morality michael slote university of maryland shelly kagan s the limits of morality is a welcome and impressive contribution to the literature of debate between consequentialism and ordinary or commonsense morality. He aims to clarify what the class will focus on in particular and which subjects it will steer away from. Jun 11, 2017 shelly kagan, a social and political philosophy professor at yale, is a respected figure in his field. We started asking about what it is about death that makes it bad. Choose from 500 different sets of kagan chapter 9 flashcards on quizlet. Last time we made the turn from metaphysics to value theory. Peter singer famously argued in animal liberation that almost all of us are speciesists, unjustifiably favoring the interests of humans over the similar interests of other animals. Read death by shelly kagan available from rakuten kobo. Death the open yale courses series kindle edition by kagan, shelly. This led to him publishing a book on the subject in 2012. Suppose i could give a what he deserves or give b what she deserves, but not both. Learn kagan chapter 9 with free interactive flashcards. At present, kagan is considered among the foremost american scholars of greek history.
And, finally, different attitudes to death are evaluated. Put under that description, when asked whats so special about humans, im at a. It wouldnt go unnoticed to leave some feedback on regards of the material being shared on this community. Death, and on current american obituaries and death notices, reports. Nov, 1997 death the open yale course series by shelly kagan death is the very interesting book based on a course on death that professor kagan has taught at yale university. The first question we want to discuss has to do with the possibility of surviving death. Accordingly, the most common basic attitudes toward death fear of death, and a wish for immortality are likely to remain in place as well.
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