Is death the

end of life?

What are you afraid of?

Socrates
Death has 2 possibilities:
1.Dreamless sleep
2.Passage to another life
Therefore, death is nothing to
fear.

Epicurus
Death does not concern us,
because as long as we exist
death is not here and once it
does come, we no longer
exist.

Epicurus
Death is the cessation of
sensation. Good and evil only
make sense in term of
cessation.
So, death is neither good nor
evil

The Epicurean Argument

Death cant harm us, so it cant be bad for
us
P1) We can only be harmed when we are
alive
P2) Death is the limit of life (its not a part of
life)
C) Therefore, death cannot harm us

Thomas Nagel
FOMO fear of missing out
So, death is neither good nor
evil

Death is (Sometimes) Good

Death in general can be good

It prevents overcrowding
It ensures genetic variation
Death of specific people or creatures
can be good for others
- The death of Hitler probably prevented
some future massacres

How about the death

of others?

Zhuangzi
There is no reason to fear death
of your love one.
Why would you fear inevitable?
When its time for the people
you love to move on, the last
thing you should do is hold
them closer.

What is Death?
It doesnt happen in a life
It is the limit of a life
A limit of some thing (e.g. a
visual field or a life) is not a part
of that thing