10 Good Questions about Life and Death makes us think again about some of the most important issues we ever have to face.

• Addresses the fundamental questions that many of us ask about life and death.
• Written in an engaging and straightforward style, ideal for those with no formal background in philosophy.
• Focuses on commonly pondered issues, such as: Is life sacred? Is it bad to die? Is there life after death? Does life have meaning? And which life is best?
• Encourages readers to think about and respond to the human condition.
• Features case studies, thought-experiments, and references to literature, film, music, religion and myth.

Christopher Belshaw is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Staff Tutor (Arts) with the Open University. He is the author of Ideas (1998) and Environmental Philosophy (2001).