Ethical Questions in Don DeLillo's Zero K
A Utilitarian Perspective
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https://doi.org/10.31973/q1gyn220Keywords:
Ethics , immortality, science-fiction, utilitarianismAbstract
This paper explores the ethics of cryopreservation, how it redefines the traditional notion of life and death, and its impact on human identity. It showcases the consequences of the possibility of a better future through the process. It is a method through which humanity can hypothetically defy death and is subject to ethical concerns, which are to be assessed in this paper through the lens of consequentialist utilitarianism where relevant.
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