One of the most taboo topics in American culture is death. People hate discussing it, thinking about it, and are not good at handling it. This is not a shared concept throughout the world though, as places like Mexico for example celebrate death. With these two different ways of viewing death it is fair to ask why there is such a strong difference in viewing death? Obviously, a simple answer would be to just state that the cultures are different, however, when thinking of death in terms of being good or bad the different cultures add insight to the discussion. How one group of people can celebrate something that others fear and believe to be the worst thing in the world highlights the difference in opinions and how focusing on different aspects
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The Deprivation Account simply states that death is bad for us because it deprives us of the goods in life. To defend this Kagan relies on logic of it as well as solving the puzzles of existence while avoiding simpler objections to her Deprivation Account. The first objection is changing her account to state that, death is good for us because it deprives us of the bad things in life. What seems like a nonsense objection must be addressed because as depressing as it is to think about it does make some sense. Life is full of struggles and challenges and although most people experience more good times than bad, there are still many who are overwhelmed with negativity and problems. Kagan would most likely respond to this objection of her Deprivation Account like many others would by saying that no matter how bad things get death is never the solution because there is always a chance that life will get better. This response is very strong and expected, as the clear majority of people would never view life so negatively to the point that they thought death was the best option. However, there is still the minority that, do to all the things they are going through feel that death is the better option than living, which as sad as it may be is a view that cannot be ignored. As negative as the objection stated above is it brings another view point into Kagan’s Deprivation account
The Deprivation Account simply states that death is bad for us because it deprives us of the goods in life. To defend this Kagan relies on logic of it as well as solving the puzzles of existence while avoiding simpler objections to her Deprivation Account. The first objection is changing her account to state that, death is good for us because it deprives us of the bad things in life. What seems like a nonsense objection must be addressed because as depressing as it is to think about it does make some sense. Life is full of struggles and challenges and although most people experience more good times than bad, there are still many who are overwhelmed with negativity and problems. Kagan would most likely respond to this objection of her Deprivation Account like many others would by saying that no matter how bad things get death is never the solution because there is always a chance that life will get better. This response is very strong and expected, as the clear majority of people would never view life so negatively to the point that they thought death was the best option. However, there is still the minority that, do to all the things they are going through feel that death is the better option than living, which as sad as it may be is a view that cannot be ignored. As negative as the objection stated above is it brings another view point into Kagan’s Deprivation account