On the Rationality of Fear of Death
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13628442 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D Walton (0000-0003-0728-1370, University of Winnipeg, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-10 |
| Publication date | 1976-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/1h2k-q6h4-8ped-x2aj |
| OpenAlex | W1978429474 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
This article discusses the bearing of some arguments on the rationality of death fear on the hypothesis of the secular conception of death, namely, that death entails complete extinction of consciousness. Variants of three arguments are evaluated: (1) If the dead experience nothing, and only the (broadly) painful is fearful, then death should not be feared; (2) Being deprived of something we desire is fearful, thus death, as a deprivation, might be rationally feared; (3) It is not rational to fear non-premature death because lifespan longer than the normal is not desirable for the rational person
Consciousness · Epistemology · Fear of death · Nothing · Psychoanalysis · Rationality · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Neuroscience · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Theology and Philosophy of Evil
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2006 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |