What is a Life?
In this essay, I argue that despite what philosophers often assume, a life is neither an action nor the summation of a series of actions. If life is not itself an action, then life has no end or point that is like that of an action, and thus, a life cannot be judged or evaluated in the way we can ju...
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| Published in: | Philosophy and literature 2021-04, Vol.45 (1), p.211-223 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | eng |
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| Summary: | In this essay, I argue that despite what philosophers often assume, a life is neither an action nor the summation of a series of actions. If life is not itself an action, then life has no end or point that is like that of an action, and thus, a life cannot be judged or evaluated in the way we can judge or evaluate an action. This puts pressure on various assumptions about life and ethical reasoning in the philosophy of action, ethics, and literary studies, and leads to a different understanding of ethics. |
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| ISSN: | 0190-0013 1086-329X 1086-329X |