مرگ و نامیرایی

by D.Z. Phillips, محمدمهدی فلاح

In his book, Death and Immortality, D.Z. Phillips asks the question, “Does belief in immortality rest on amistake?” His answer to this question is in the affirmative, arguing that if immortality means the survival of the personal soul or conscience after death, then such a belief is confused. This, he
argues, arises from mistaking the religious concept of eternal life for something it is not, and arriving at what is ultimately philosophical non-sense. For Phillips, the Christian concept of eternal life does not denote the endless survival of the soul after death, but rather refers to the type of life that one ought to be living and attaining in our present mortality.--Loyd Ericson

Genres: Philosophy

136 pages, Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 1970

About the author

Dewi Zephaniah Phillips, usually cited as D.Z. Phillips, is recognized for his work in the philosophy of religion and other philosophical disciplines. He was also a proponent of preserving the Welsh language.

Reviews

[Erik Graff · Rating 3 out of 5]

After moving back to Chicago from seminary in Manhattan I reestablished contact with an old high school friend who had briefly intersected with me in college. He'd moved out of state, but was open to correspondence.

Surprisingly, this old friend, the fellow most responsible for getting me to study Marxist philosophy in high school, was now very interested in the afterlife--in other words, the perdurance of the individual personality after the death of the body. I found this rather incredible, both as a belief and as coming from him, and decided to read up on the topic--a topic, incidentally, which had not really come up in seminary.

Phillips' book, probably found used in some local bookstore, was obviously on target and may have provided me with some arguments to use in letters to the old friend. In any case, finding me dismissive of his concern, the correspondence did not continue for long.