plinden

Originally from Sweden, Ingemar Patrick Linden has taught philosophy at NYU for a decade. He is currently interested in the philosophy of radical life-extension.

Should We Fear Death?

Yes. Fear is an appropriate response to something that is harmful and death is very harmful. In fact, if we believe in evolution we know that fear of such things that kill us, is the origin of fear. The next question -a question that needs to be separated from the first- is, how much time …

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Kind Words

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 …

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