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Summary of George Pitcher’s, “The Misfortunes of the Dead”

A dead magpie

George Pitcher is an emeritus professor of philosophy at Princeton where he was a member of the philosophy department from 1956-1981. His 1984 article, “The Misfortunes of the Dead,” addresses the question of whether the dead can be harmed. Continue reading Summary of George Pitcher’s, “The Misfortunes of the Dead”