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Shelly Kagan on Death and Deprivation

Philosophy Bites

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Are We Mortal?

Facing the facts about death help make us appreciate that life is a very scarce resource, and you need to spend it wisely. Don't have a single mind about the claim that sometimes gets made that things only have value because we're mortal. I think there are plenty of goods that their value is not keyed into whether or not we live forever.

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