The answer to “is immortality choiceworthy?” may seem obvious—but it depends on how we conceive of immortality. In Homer’s Iliad, the lives of the gods can seem pointless. Bernard Williams defends a similar idea: immortality would get boring after a while. Join us for a discussion of the Iliad and Williams’ paper with Katja Vogt (Philosophy).

In anticipation of Wednesday’s seminar, we will be reading Williams’ essay “The Makropulos Case: Reflections on the Tedium of Immortality.” Please find a link to the text below.