PHIL559 PHILOSOPHY OF DEATH
| Course Code: |
2410559 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Philosophy |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Prof.Dr. MUTLU MURAT BAÇ |
| Offered Semester: |
Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
A critical investigation of historical and contemporary philosophical views on death. The Epicurean approach to death; harm due to death; analysis of interrelated concepts such as dying, death and being dead; desirability of human immortality; existential and phenomenological approaches to death; the role of the concept of death in Heidegger’s philosophy; death and literature; death and contemporary culture.
