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Steven Luper was born on June 15, 1956, in Washington, United States. He is the son of Donald Luper and Barbara (Biggs) Luper.
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This volume meets the increasing interest in a range of philosophical issues connected with the nature and significance of life and death, and the ethics of killing. What is it to be alive and to die? What is it to be a person? What must time be like if we are to persist? What makes one life better than another? May death or posthumous events harm the dead? The chapters in this volume address these questions, and also discuss topical issues such as abortion, euthanasia, and suicide. They explore the interrelation between the metaphysics, significance, and ethics of life and death, and they discuss the moral significance of killing both people and animals, and the extent to which death harms them. The volume is for all those studying the philosophy of life and death, for readers taking applied ethics courses, and for those studying ethics and metaphysics more generally.
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The Philosophy of Death is a discussion of the basic philosophical issues concerning death, and a critical introduction to the relevant contemporary philosophical literature. Luper begins by addressing questions about those who die: What is it to be alive? What does it mean for you and me to exist? Under what conditions do we persist over time, and when do we perish? Next, he considers several questions concerning death, including: What does dying consist in; in particular, how does it differ from ageing? Must death be permanent? By what signs may it be identified? Is death bad for the one who dies? If so why? Finally he discusses whether, and why, killing is morally objectionable, and suggests that it is often permissible; in particular, (assisted) suicide, euthanasia and abortion may all be morally permissible. His book is a lively and engaging philosophical treatment of a perennially fascinating and relevant subject.
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Steven Luper analyzes the nature of happiness and compares two strategies of pursuit: the western approach known as 'optimizing', in which we try to bring about the satisfaction of our desires, and the eastern method known as 'adapting', in which we transform our desires so that nothing can hurt us. "Luper's clearly written, yet heartfelt, book will serve to widen the narrow horizons of contemporary moral debate, and not just within academia". -- David E. Cooper University of Durham Steven Luper analyzes the nature of happiness and compares two strategies of pursuit: the western approach known as 'optimizing', in which we try to bring about the satisfaction of our desires, and the eastern method known as 'adapting', in which we transform our desires so that nothing can hurt us. "Luper's clearly written, yet heartfelt, book will serve to widen the narrow horizons of contemporary moral debate, and not just within academia". -- David E. Cooper University of Durham
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Steven Luper was born on June 15, 1956, in Washington, United States. He is the son of Donald Luper and Barbara (Biggs) Luper.
Luper received his bachelor's degree in History and Philosophy from the Baylor University in 1977, and his doctor's degree in Philosophy from the Harvard University five years later.
Luper has held the position of a professor of philosophy at the Trinity University since 1982. As a writer, he specializes in epistemology and ethics.
Luper's writings include Invulnerability: On Securing Happiness, Social Ideals and Policies: Readings in Social and Political Philosophy, A Guide to Ethics and The Philosophy of Death.
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In his article named "The Epistemic Predicament", which he published in the Australasian Journal of Philosophy, Luper defended the condition that has come to be called the safety condition for knowledge. He then argued that knowledge construed as safety is closed under entailment. Much of his work on ethics concerns the philosophy of death. Luper argued that Epicurus's position that death is not bad for us makes sense only if life is not good for us. He told that death is sometimes bad for its victims both in a timeless sense and also retroactively.
Luper is a member of the American Philosophical Association, the Amnesty International and the Greenpeace.
Luper is married to a woman named Ann Marie.