Theo Todman's Book Collection (Book-Paper Abstracts)

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1. Is death the end? Are men immortal? This monograph treats these age-old questions in a way which is informative, original and controversial. What do such questions mean? The author argues that that is the crucial issue.
2. He contends that many modern philosophers misconceive the meaning of questions about death and immortality and that, in consequence, their apologetic for or against religion is radically mistaken. In particular, he attacks Peter Geach and Antony Flew.
3. Philosophical reflection, he insists, must begin with what belief in immortality means, or has meant, in the life of religious devotion and discipleship. Only in that setting can such questions as 'Is death the end?' be properly understood.
4. This monograph will be of lively interest to all who study the philosophy of religion or reflect seriously about religious belief. It presents a comprehensive, readable review of much philosophising, both ancient and modern, about death and immortality. Against this background the author develops his own original and highly controversial opinions as to how questions such as 'Are men immortal?' can, and must, be answered.
5. D. Z. Phillips is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University College of Swansea.