A Naturalistic Afterlife

Evolution, Ordinary Existence, Eternity
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-319-86294-1
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 199 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 2853 g

This book provides a fresh look at one of the most enduring, absorbing, and universal questions human beings face: What happens to us after we die?  In secular thought, the standard answer is simple: we disappear into oblivion. David Harmon takes us in a different direction, by making the case that a nonconscious portion of our personality survives death—literally, not figuratively—and explains how this kind of naturalistic afterlife can be emotionally relevant to us while we are still living.  Combining insights from the arts, history, philosophy, and science, a compelling argument takes shape for an afterlife without God.  

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Harmon, David

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religion & Politik, Religionsfreiheit
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Neurologie, Klinische Neurowissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophische Anthropologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Neurowissenschaften, Kognitionswissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. God’s Last Bastion?.- 2: Morning Songs .- 3: An Ocean of Night .- 4: Victims of Heaven .- 5: The Varieties of Posthumous Experience.- 6: Grounded.- 7: Annie and Noel’s Mark on the Universe.- 8: Real Intelligent Design.- 9: Evening Songs.

Über Autor(innen)

David Harmon is an independent researcher who writes about protected places, biocultural diversity, and secular values. He is the author of In Light of Our Differences: How Diversity in Nature and Culture Makes Us Human, among other books.