What is life worth? A rough guide to valuation.
In this speculative article, the aim is to elaborate a definition of life that is not biological, and a valuation of it that is not commodified. This is undertaken by the development of an understanding of death as a process which is embedded in the life of a community. The idea is that we can best understand what life is worth by first understanding what death means.
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, London, UK.
Christopher
C
Davis
D000533:Altruism; D001293:Attitude to Death; D005007:Ethnology; D006801:Humans; D009014:Morals; D014601:Utopias; D026712:Value of Life