Death and Anti-death, Volume 5: Thirty Years After Loren Eiseley (1907-1977)

Publisher Marketing: A description of the anthology DEATH AND ANTI-DEATH, VOLUME 5: THIRTY YEARS AFTER LOREN EISELEY (1907-1977) follows: Volume 5, as indicated by the anthology's subtitle, is in honor of Loren Eiseley (1907-1977). The chapters do not necessarily mention him. The chapters (by professional philosophers and other professional scholars) are directed to issues related to death, life extension, and anti-death. Most of the contributions consist of scholarship unique to this volume. As was the case with all previous volumes in the Death And Anti-Death Series By Ria University Press, the anthology includes an Index as well as an Abstracts section that serves as an extended table of contents. (With Volume 5, you will also find a new section entitled BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS.) The 17 chapter titles are as follows: 1. Asking The Unaskable Question - Do People Have The Right NOT To Die? (by Marcus Barber) ----- Review Citations: Ingram Advance 04/01/2005 pg. 154 (EAN 9780974347226, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Tandy, Charles Tandy received his Ph. D. in Philosophy of Education from the University of Missouri at Columbia before becoming a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University. Presently, he is Associate Professor of Humanities, and Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Philosophic Studies at the Fooyin Institute of Technology, Taiwan. Contributor Bio:  Kelly, Kevin Kevin Kelly is a professor of English at the University of Southern Maine and Andover College in Portland, Maine. His published titles include: The Legendary Wild West, Millbrook Press; Study Guides: Leaves of Grass, On the Road, Portrait of a Lady, and The Stranger.