Can Death Be A Harm to the Person Who Dies? Book

	Preface
	Introduction	1
1	The Epicurean Argument	11
1.1	Explication of the Epicurean Argument	11
1.2	A Critique of the Epicurean Argument	19
2	The Desire-thwarting Theory	33
2.1	Explication of the Desire-thwarting Theory	33
2.2	Shortcomings of the Desire-thwarting Theory	37
3	The Deprivation Theory	43
3.1	Explication of the Deprivation Theory	43
3.2	A Critique of the Deprivation Theory	48
4	The Interest-Impairment Theory	67
4.1	Interests and Harms	67
4.2	The Harms of the Death Event and Premature Death	74
4.3	Posthumous Harms and the Missing Subject Problem	82
4.4	The Timing of the Harm of Death	88
5	The Lucretian Symmetry Argument	99
5.1	Explication of the Lucretian Symmetry Argument	99
5.2	The Failure of the Lucretian Symmetry Argument	101
5.3	Fear of Death	124
	Conclusion	131
	Notes	139
	Bibliography	179
	Index	191