
Heidegger, Cooney and The Death-Gives-Meaning-To-Life Hypothesis
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Franco Cortese
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Addressing Common Concerns,
Hava Tirosh-Samuelson,
Brian Cooney,
Being & Time,
Martin Heidegger,
Franco Cortese,
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Philosophy,
Longevity,
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07 August 2013 -
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One common argument against indefinite lifespans is that a definitive limit to one’s life – that is, death – provides some essential baseline reference, and that it is only in contrast to this limiting factor that life has any meaning at all. In this article I refute the argument’s underlying premises, and then argue that even if...