The true self and life after death in heaven
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Stump, Eleonore. (2021). The true self and life after death in heaven. In Death, Immortality and Eternal Life pp. 65-81 Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003058380
Authors | Stump, Eleonore |
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Abstract | It is part of the traditional doctrine of the major monotheisms that there is life after death. This chapter considers the implications of the doctrine that there is life after death in heaven in order to focus on a different kind of question, a question not about the identity of a human being or the nature of the self but rather about the nature of the true self. Some people without disabilities confidently and kindly explain that in heaven no one will have any disability; as they see it, in the resurrection every disability will be removed, and the resurrected body of every person in heaven will be perfect. It is worth noting that if Frankfurt’s account of a person constitutes an acceptable account of the true self, then what perfects the true self in heaven is an entirely subjective matter. The notion of the self as narrative is rich and suggestive and it has been influential in philosophical discussion. |
Keywords | Health; Social Care; Humanities; Social Sciences |
Page range | 65-81 |
Year | 01 Jan 2021 |
Book title | Death, Immortality and Eternal Life |
Publisher | Routledge |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
ISBN | 978-1-003-05838-0 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003058380 |
Web address (URL) | https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003058380-5/true-self-life-death-heaven-eleonore-stump?context=ubx&refId=7ea97339-0b28-4155-a32b-fdfc4de4b1ea |
Open access | Published as non-open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 17 May 2021 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 16 Feb 2024 |
Deposited | 26 Feb 2024 |
Additional information | © 2021 selection and editorial matter, T. Ryan Byerly; individual chapters, the contributors. |
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