Geoffrey Scarre
On caring about one's posthumous reputation
Scarre, Geoffrey
Authors
Abstract
Focuses on the concern for posthumous celebrity. Efforts of some to be remembered after death; Triumph over death with the survival of the significance of ones work or deed; Caution on the foolishness of the effort if the deed does not promote good values.
Citation
Scarre, G. (2001). On caring about one's posthumous reputation. American Philosophical Quarterly, 38(2), 209-220
| Journal Article Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Date | 2001-04 |
| Deposit Date | Apr 12, 2007 |
| Journal | American Philosophical Quarterly |
| Print ISSN | 0003-0481 |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press |
| Peer Reviewed | Not Peer Reviewed |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 209-220 |
| Publisher URL | http://www.press.uillinois.edu/journals/apq.html |
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