Thomas Nagel´s Theories on Death

# 2 Death is natural and unavoidable, but death is bad for most people in the world. Everyone who is alive is dead, and all those who live die. So why do people fear it? It is because death brings unending darkness, nothing or nobody is missing. Or, as someone else believes, death is a permanent end of life. It must be that people are afraid of death, as they deprive us of the good things we bring to our lives, such as emotion, emotion, perception.

The question at the beginning of Thomas Nagel's death is whether "it is bad thing to die if death is a clear and permanent end to our existence". For some people like hedonists, death is not bad. They advocated the idea that people hurt that he had an unpleasant mental state. In addition, hedonicists also believe that people suffer when suffering and injure someone when he or she is alive. Therefore, even if a person dies, that person never gets injured. Death is the end of the theme

Literature plays an important role in depicting death as evil - because it deprives us of our lives. But as Nagel explained, in the case of death, nothing suffers from evil. As long as there are people, he is not dead yet. Once he dies, he no longer exists, so death can lead to that person without evil. It takes time as usual. But as the end approaches, we regret our assumption. Some people feel guilty about what they did (for example, "Do not say" I love you "or" I'm sorry "). Some people are worried about completing (or starting) their most valuable project. Everyone agrees that they want to spend the last ten minutes with their loved ones.

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