Philosophy of Death

International Association for the Philosophy of Death and Dying

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Mission

IAPDD is a global organization of over 200 scholars interested in the investigation of philosophical questions surrounding death and dying, including (but not limited to):

  • the metaphysics of death, including personal identity, criteria for declaring death, etc.
  • the possibility and/or desirability of immortality
  • death as a harm or benefit
  • death and life’s meaning
  • reactions to death and dying (e.g., grief, ars moriendi and the ‘good death’)
  • philosophical implications of death-related technologies (e.g., life extension, cryonics)
  • ethical controversies related to death (suicide, organ donation, etc.)
  • clinical and biomedical issues related to death and dying
  • social and cultural issues related to death (death in marginalized communities, e.g.)

IAPDD’s previous conferences were held at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona in 2014; at Syracuse University in 2016; at Uppsala University in 2018; and at Deakin University in 2022.

For information about upcoming conferences, please contact us.

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