Journal article
Williams, Nietzsche, and the meaninglessness of immortality
- Abstract:
- In this essay I consider the argument that Bernard Williams advances in 'The Makropolus Case' for the meaninglessnss of immortality. I also consider various counter-arguments. I suggest that the more clearly these counter-arguments are targeted at the spirit of Williams's argument, rather than at its letter, the less clearly they pose a threat to it. I then turn to Nietzsche, whose views about the eternal recurrence might appear to make him an opponent of Williams. I argue that, properly interpreted, these views in fact make him an ally.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Journal:
- Mind More from this journal
- Volume:
- 115
- Issue:
- 458
- Pages:
- 311-330
- Publication date:
- 2006-04-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1460-2113
- ISSN:
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0026-4423
- Language:
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English
- Keywords:
- Subjects:
- UUID:
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uuid:e40968d8-fb8b-4a95-be10-22705d9e3e51
- Local pid:
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ora:3267
- Deposit date:
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2010-01-25
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- Copyright holder:
- Moore, A
- Copyright date:
- 2006
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