It Seems We Can Naturally Hope for Certain Things

question 138

Multiple Choice

It seems we can naturally hope for certain things. What problem does this raise for Nagel's thesis?

• A) We have different attitudes toward someone who dies young versus someone who dies older
• B) It explains our different attitudes toward prenatal and posthumous nonexistence
• C) It is unclear that death is actually a loss of life
• D) None of the above

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