Mortality Matters: Meaning & Death

By Matthew Jernberg

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A philosopher teaches research into a microphone on the meaning of life and the philosophy of death. Each episode focuses on one article or book chapter from either of these fields of academic philosophy. Emphasis is placed upon making the material accessible to the public and not just for specialists. If you wonder whether we should fear death or what it even means for life to be meaningful, this podcast may be of some interest to you.

Episode Date
#12 – Are Near-Death Experiences Evidence of an Afterlife? Fischer on the significance of near-death experience.
Apr 24, 2023
#11 – Are Near-Death Experiences Evidence of an Afterlife? Fischer against near-death experiences.
Apr 09, 2023
#10 – Would heaven be worse than oblivion? Fischer on the afterlife.
Mar 28, 2023
#9 – Must immortality be boring? Fischer on why immortality wouldn't be so bad.
Mar 20, 2023
#8 – Is immortality even worth wanting? Fischer on whether immortals would be recognizable.
Mar 13, 2023
#7 – What does it mean to be immortal? Fischer on the nature of immortality.
Mar 06, 2023
#6 – How should we feel about death? Fischer on the symmetry of our post-mortem & pre-natal condition.
Feb 27, 2023
#5 – When is death harmful? Fischer on the timing of mortal harm.
Feb 23, 2023
#4 – Must harms be experienced to be harmful? Fischer on unexperienced harm.
Feb 06, 2023
#3 – Can death be harmful? Fischer against Epicureanism.
Jan 24, 2023
#2 – What is death? Fischer on death.
Jan 16, 2023
#1 – What is the meaning of life? Fischer on meaning in life.
Jan 09, 2023