Journal article
The Right to Life after Death
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Imagining a future world in which people no longer die provides a helpful tool for understanding our present ethical views. It becomes evident that the cardinal virtues of prudence, temperance, and courage are options for reasonable people rather than rational requirements. On the assumption that the medical means to immortality are not universally available, even justice becomes detached from theories that tie the …
Authors
Simpson E
Journal
Dialogue, Vol. 46, No. 3, pp. 531–551
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date
2007
DOI
10.1017/s0012217300002043
ISSN
0012-2173