Anomas Nagel Death Is Evil Summary

After reading Thomas Nagel’s essay, it made sense to question if death was evil. Initially, I never thought of death as being evil. I saw death as something that is inevitable and necessary. Within my Christian beliefs, death is really only the beginning, but Nagel made it clear that he defines death in his essay as permanent regardless of his beliefs, so I will do the same. According to Nagel, if to die is considered evil then to live must be good. He goes on saying how this notion causes certain doubts or uncertainties. In my opinion, death is more of an anomaly, (which Nagel also mentions.) we don’t know exactly when we will die. I can understand that some may see death as an evil, but it seems hard to distinguish what’s considered evil