Confrontations with the Reaper: A Philosophical Study of the Nature and Value of Death

What is death? Do people survive death? What do we mean when we say someone is "dying"? Presenting a clear and engaging discussion of classic philosophical questions surrounding death, Feldman investigates in a comprehensive manner the great metaphysical and moral problems of death. Written to be accessible to the non-specialist, Confrontations with the Reaper presents a conceptual framework for answering practical as well as philosophical questions on the nature andvalue of death that have immediate relevance to virtually everyone.