This book addresses many of the ‘curmudgeonly’ arguments about immortality that are (too) much in vogue. Linden argues persuasively that death can indeed be a bad thing for an individual and that immortality could indeed be worthy of a choice. It helps to achieve a balance in the contemporary debates about the these issues, and it helpfully integrates the philosophy within a broader intellectual context.
John Martin Fisher, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, University of California, Riverside
