Head Transplantation and Immortality: When Is Life Worth Living Forever?

Abstract

Head transplantation fits within the broader conceptual space occupied by transhumanists and others who seek to extend the lives of human beings indefinitely. It is reasonable to reflect on whether, under what circumstances, and in what ways human immortality would be good. In this paper, I disambiguate the ways in which immortality might be considered a human good and then argue that immortality is neither necessary nor sufficient condition for objective meaning in life. I also argue that mortality is not a necessary condition for objective meaning in life.

Social Determinants of Health and Happiness of Older Adults in Ghana: Secondary Analysis of Ghana SAGE Wave 2 Longitudinal Data

“…Aspects that have applied the OLT include the argument that people’s objectivist judgments would recognise knowledge as an element of happiness because it involves appropriately justified beliefs about meaningful truths [ 43 ]. Parker [ 44 ] asserts that the most worthwhile lives are those high in various objective goods which principally include happiness and meaning. Although these studies somewhat justify the tenets of the OLT, they apply the theory either making detail explanations of the theory itself or scarcely apply it to older adults in terms of their happiness.…”