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This study group provides an opportunity to explore fundamental philosophical problems surrounding death.

The Philosophy of Death study group provides an opportunity to ask questions such as: “What does it mean to die and who or what is the ‘person’ that dies? Is it merely a physical body, or is it also something like a soul, and, if so, does the existence of a soul indicate that there is some hope of immortality? What should our attitude toward death be and what effect should that have on the way we live our lives?” The study group uses a number of prominent philosophical and literary works—including those by Plato, Tolstoy, Montaigne, Jonathan Swift, Walter Kauffmann and Lucretius—to think about death philosophically.

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IV. Study Group Survey (Due 10/26) [Sept. 18, 2011, 10:29 p.m.]

END of STUDY GROUP SURVEY

After you have completed the study group on P2PU, please complete this survey:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/P2PU-SaylorCourseSurvey

The survey asks some general questions about your study group course experience, using Saylor Foundation materials, and the utility of P2PU in working through the Saylor Foundation.

Thank you for your participation in the P2PU and Saylor Foundation Philosophy of Death Study Group.