Steven Luper
Biographic Data
| ID | 3741802 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Steven Luper |
| GIVEN NAMES | Steven |
| FAMILY NAME | Luper |
| SIGNATURE | LUPER S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Trinity University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5992-9215 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Never existing
I take the view that dying is bad for those who otherwise would have lived well, and good for those who otherwise would have fared badly, but also that never existing is neither good nor bad for people. The latter claim I refer to as the indifference thesis. I review discussions in the literature concerning the indifference thesis, almost all of them critical. Then I offer a fresh defense of that thesis. My claim is that events (or states of affa…
The Cambridge Companion to Life and Death
This volume meets the increasing interest in a range of philosophical issues connected with the nature and significance of life and death, and the ethics of killing. What is it to be alive and to die? What is it to be a person? What must time be like if we are to persist? What makes one life better than another? May death or posthumous events harm the dead? The chapters in this volume address these questions, and also discuss topical issues such …
Surviving Death - Mark Johnston
Annihilation
Journal Article Annihilation: the Sense and Significance of Death – Christopher Belshaw Get access Annihilation: the Sense and Significance of Death. Christopher Belshaw, (Stocksfield: Acumen, 2009. Pp. xii + 258. Price £16.99.) Steven Luper Steven Luper Trinity University, San Antonio Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 60, Issue 238, January 2010, Pages 218–220, https://do…
The Philosophy of Death
The Philosophy of Death is a discussion of the basic philosophical issues concerning death, and a critical introduction to the relevant contemporary philosophical literature. Luper begins by addressing questions about those who die: What is it to be alive? What does it mean for you and me to exist? Under what conditions do we persist over time, and when do we perish? Next, he considers several questions concerning death, including: What does dyin…
The philosophy of death
This work is a discussion of the basic philosophical issues concerning death, and a critical introduction to the relevant contemporary philosophical literature
Mortal Harm
Journal Article Mortal Harm Get access Steven Luper Steven Luper Trinity University, Texas Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 57, Issue 227, April 2007, Pages 239–251, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9213.2007.482.x Published: 27 February 2007
Restorative Rigging and the Safe Indication Account
Skepticism, Relativism, and the Sociology of Knowledge
Skepticism, Relativism, and the Sociology of Knowledge
Restorative Rigging and the Safe Indication Account
Mortal Harm
Journal Article Mortal Harm Get access Steven Luper Steven Luper Trinity University, Texas Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 57, Issue 227, April 2007, Pages 239–251, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9213.2007.482.x Published: 27 February 2007
The Philosophy of Death
The Philosophy of Death is a discussion of the basic philosophical issues concerning death, and a critical introduction to the relevant contemporary philosophical literature. Luper begins by addressing questions about those who die: What is it to be alive? What does it mean for you and me to exist? Under what conditions do we persist over time, and when do we perish? Next, he considers several questions concerning death, including: What does dyin…
The philosophy of death
This work is a discussion of the basic philosophical issues concerning death, and a critical introduction to the relevant contemporary philosophical literature
Annihilation
Journal Article Annihilation: the Sense and Significance of Death – Christopher Belshaw Get access Annihilation: the Sense and Significance of Death. Christopher Belshaw, (Stocksfield: Acumen, 2009. Pp. xii + 258. Price £16.99.) Steven Luper Steven Luper Trinity University, San Antonio Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 60, Issue 238, January 2010, Pages 218–220, https://do…
Surviving Death - Mark Johnston
The Cambridge Companion to Life and Death
This volume meets the increasing interest in a range of philosophical issues connected with the nature and significance of life and death, and the ethics of killing. What is it to be alive and to die? What is it to be a person? What must time be like if we are to persist? What makes one life better than another? May death or posthumous events harm the dead? The chapters in this volume address these questions, and also discuss topical issues such …
Never existing
I take the view that dying is bad for those who otherwise would have lived well, and good for those who otherwise would have fared badly, but also that never existing is neither good nor bad for people. The latter claim I refer to as the indifference thesis. I review discussions in the literature concerning the indifference thesis, almost all of them critical. Then I offer a fresh defense of that thesis. My claim is that events (or states of affa…
Philosophy (8 works) · Epistemology (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Death (3 works) · Harm (3 works) · History (3 works) · Theology and Philosophy of Evil (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Death, moral and ethical aspects (2 works)