Life after death? Who knows? But in an era when it is possible to contemplate not just individual death but the death of the species, the question takes on new pertinence. Yet theologians, scientists, and philosophers have for centuries tried and failed to persuade us of one view or the other. They appeal to divine revelation, or rely on mind-body dualism, or limit what counts as evidence by denying the full range of human experience. In this book, Griffin builds his argument using the framework of philosophers William James and Alfred North Whitehead to present a lucid case for life after death that is broadly inclusive of all types of human experience, from near-death experiences and veridical cases suggestive of reincarnation. He counters mind-body dualism with panexperientialism and cites evidence of a universe "fine-tuned" for life to suggest a divine reality and that does require appeals to revelation.
James and Whitehead on Life after Death