Reflecting on the Inevitable

"[I]f you have an interest in death studies or your clinical or teaching duties include these fields, you should consider this book." -- Roger Woodruff, IAHPC Is it possible to comprehend one's own death? Might the attempt to do so be critical for the engagement with oneâs own life? Reflecting on the Inevitable takes the reader on a journey into the midst of the questions that emerge here, drawing together a range of philosophical and psychological considerations within an intriguing and accessible narrative that will be of value, not only to students and researchers in many different fields, but also to anyone who has begun to reflect on the fact of their own inevitable demise. - Jeff Malpas, PhD, FAHA, Emeritus Distinguished Professor, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia This is a rich and fascinating study of the prospect of personal death. The book is unusual in that it combines insights from various different disciplines and schools of thought. Adamsâ discussions are thought-provoking and more entertaining than the subject matter might suggest. - Jens Johansson, PhD, Professor of Philosophy, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden Reflecting on the Inevitable provides an accessible and interdisciplinary guide to the philosophy and psychology of death. Adamsâ focus on personal mortality makes this book an especially welcome contribution to the literature. It will be of interest to anyone with a serious interest in the personal dimension of mortality as well as the general issue of how we may think our way through this extremely elusive realm of human experience. - Paul Fairfield, PhD, Professor of Philosophy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Adams' highly original, sensitive, attention to the struggle we each have with our own death resulted in a finely-tuned, delicately-argued book. It uses the literary aid of four fictional characters, whose presence in the book makes its ideas both accessible and engaging. - Havi Carel, PhD, Professor of Philosophy, University of Bristol, Bristol, England, United Kingdom