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A Religious and Philosophical Evaluation of the Concept of Immortality

Year 2021, Volume: 11 Issue: 1, 280 - 286, 27.03.2021
https://doi.org/10.48146/odusobiad.866082

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to assess the idea of immortality. As it is known, death and post-death are one of the focal points of both religious and philosophical discussions. The question of whether there is a life after death is surely one of the most important questions that are asked in the philosophy of religion. Naturally, there are two possible answers to this question. One of them there will be a life after death, and the other will not.
Firstly, in this study, we will evaluate the views that there will be no life after death, and we will present both psychological and philosophical problems of that "death ends all" theories. Secondly, we will evaluate that “death will new beginning” theories and try to reveal which one is more satisfying.

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  • Davis, S. T. (2000). Philosophy and Life After Death: The Questions and The Options. In B. Davies (Ed.), Philosophy of Religion: A Guide and Anthology. Oxford University Press.
  • Descartes, R. (1960). Meditations on First Philosophy (L. J. Lafleur, Trans.; Second Edition). The Bobbs-Merrill Company.
  • Epicurus. (1964). Letter to Menoecius. In R. M. Geer (Ed.), Epicurus: Letters, Principal Doctrines, and Vatican Sayings. Bobbs-Merrill.
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  • Flew, A. (1955). Can a Man Witness His Own Funeral? Hibbert Journal, 54, 242–250.
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  • Kant, I. (2002). Critique of Pratical Reason (S. Engstrom & W. S. Pluhar, Trans.). Hackett Publishing Company.
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  • Unamuno, M. de. (1921). The Tragic Sense of Life: In Men and In Peoples (J. E. C. Flitch, Trans.). Macmillan and Co. Limited.

Ölümsüzlük Düşüncesi Üzerine Dini ve Felsefi Bir Değerlendirme

Year 2021, Volume: 11 Issue: 1, 280 - 286, 27.03.2021
https://doi.org/10.48146/odusobiad.866082

Abstract

Araştırmanın amacı, ölümsüzlük düşüncesi hakkında bir değerlendirme yapmaktır. Bilindiği gibi, ölüm ve ölüm ötesi, hem dini hem de felsefi tartışmaların odak noktalarından biridir. Zira, ölümden sonra bir hayatın olup olmadığı sorusu, din felsefesinin en önemli sorularından biridir. Doğal olarak bu sorunun iki olası cevabı vardır. Bunlardan biri ölümden sonra bir hayat vardır, diğeri ise yoktur.
Çalışmada, ilk olarak ölümden sonra bir hayatın olmayacağına dair görüşler hakkında değerlendirmeler yapacağız ve “ölümün her şeyin sonu olacağı” şeklindeki teorilerin hem psikolojik açıdan hem de felsefi açıdan problemlerini ortaya koyacağız. Ikinci olarak ise, “ölümün yeni bir başlangıç olacağı” şeklindeki görüşleri değerlendirip, hangisinin daha tatmin edici olduğunu ortaya koymaya çalışacağız.

References

  • Andrade, G. (n.d.). Immortality | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved April 9, 2020, from https://www.iep.utm.edu/immortal/
  • Blackburn, S. (1994). The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy. Oxford University Press.
  • Davis, S. T. (2000). Philosophy and Life After Death: The Questions and The Options. In B. Davies (Ed.), Philosophy of Religion: A Guide and Anthology. Oxford University Press.
  • Descartes, R. (1960). Meditations on First Philosophy (L. J. Lafleur, Trans.; Second Edition). The Bobbs-Merrill Company.
  • Epicurus. (1964). Letter to Menoecius. In R. M. Geer (Ed.), Epicurus: Letters, Principal Doctrines, and Vatican Sayings. Bobbs-Merrill.
  • Feldman, F. (1991). Some Puzzles About the Evil of Death. The Philosophical Review, 100(2), 205–227. JSTOR.
  • Flew, A. (1955). Can a Man Witness His Own Funeral? Hibbert Journal, 54, 242–250.
  • Hewett, J. S. (Ed.). (1988). Illustrations Unlimited. Tyndale House Publishers.
  • Hökelekli̇, H. (1991). Ölüm ve Ölüm Ötesi Psikolojisi. Uludağ Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, 3(3), 151–165.
  • Kant, I. (2002). Critique of Pratical Reason (S. Engstrom & W. S. Pluhar, Trans.). Hackett Publishing Company.
  • Lamont, C. (1936). The Illusion of Immortality. Watts & Co.
  • Locke, J. (1894). An Essay Concerning Human Understanding.: Vol. II (A. C. Fraser, Ed.). Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press.
  • Moore, C. H. (1931). Ancient Beliefs in the Immortality of the Soul: With Some Account of Their Influence on Later Views. Geroge G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.
  • Peterson, M. L., Hasker, W., Reinhenbach, B., & Basinger, D. (2003). Reason & Religious Belief: An Introduction to The Philosophy of Religion (3th ed). Oxford University Press.
  • Plato. (1875). Phaedo (E. M. Cope, Trans.). Cambridge University Press.
  • Rhodes, R. (1996). Heaven: The Undiscovered Country. Resource Publications.
  • Rosenbaum, S. E. (1986). How to Be Dead and Not Care: A Defense of Epicurus. American Philosophical Quarterly, 23(2), 217–225. JSTOR.
  • Unamuno, M. de. (1921). The Tragic Sense of Life: In Men and In Peoples (J. E. C. Flitch, Trans.). Macmillan and Co. Limited.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Religious Studies
Journal Section ARTICLE
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Sait Kar 0000-0002-0001-4184

Publication Date March 27, 2021
Submission Date January 21, 2021
Published in Issue Year 2021 Volume: 11 Issue: 1

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APA Kar, S. (2021). A Religious and Philosophical Evaluation of the Concept of Immortality. Ordu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Dergisi, 11(1), 280-286. https://doi.org/10.48146/odusobiad.866082

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