Death Flashcards
What is premise 1 of the timing argument?
if your death is bad for you, it is either bad for you when you are alive or when you are dead
What is premise 2 of the timing argument?
your death is not bad for you whilst alive
What is premise 3 of the timing argument?
your death is not bad for you whilst dead
What is the conclusion of the timing argument?
therefore, your death is not bad for you
What is a counter-argument to the timing argument?
The deprivation argument, which argues death is bad for us because it deprives us of good experiences
What is the timing argument’s response to the deprivation argument?
the deprivation hasn’t yet happened to you when alive and cannot happen to you when dead
What is the timing argument?
1) If your death is bad for you, it is either bad for you when you are alive or when you are dead
2) Your death is not bad for you whilst alive
3) Your death is not bad for you whilst dead
Therefore, your death is not bad for you
What is the first premise of the symmetry argument
death is a period of nonexistence
What is the second premise of the symmetry argument?
we already had such a period before birth
What is the final premise of the symmetry argument?
we do not tend to consider this period of time pre-birth to be bad for us
What is the conclusion of the symmetry argument?
Therefore, why consider death to be bad for us?
What is the symmetry argument?
1) Death is a period of nonexistence
2) We already had such a period before birth
3) We do not tend to consider this period of time pre-birth to be bad for us
Therefore, why consider death to be bad for us?
What is a counter-argument to the symmetry argument?
The necessity of origins argument, which argues If we lived longer, we would always be the same person, however if we were born earlier, our identity would be completely different, both physiologically and psychologically.
