Lecture: Death and the Meaning of Life

FREE PUBLIC LECTURE: "Some think that death robs life of all meaning. Yet others think that death is what gives life meaning. Is either true? Does the fact that we are going to die affect the way we should live? If so, how? Would it be better if certain aspects of death were different?

"Join the Department of Philosophy in the School of Humanities and Arts to explore these questions and more. All members of the Rice University community and public are invited.

"This lecture series is made possible by the Kural Ethics Lab, named for the classic Tamil text Tirukkural (often referred to the “Kural”). The lab aims to advance scholarship and teaching in ethics. The Kural’s emphasis on a secular approach to ethics aligns with and builds upon Rice’s strengths in both applied and theoretical moral philosophy."

Shelly Kagan is the Clark Professor of Philosophy at Yale University. Kagan’s main research interests lie in moral philosophy, and in particular, normative ethics. Much of his work centers on the debate between consequentialist and deontological moral theories, with publications on the nature of well-being, moral desert, utopia, and the connections between Kantianism and consequentialism.

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