Abstract
The idea that we can harm the living is uncontroversial. By comparison, the idea that we can harm the dead is highly controversial. Chapter 3 explores the intelligibility and plausibility of ante-mortem harm, posthumous harm and redemption. This chapter addresses the following questions: Is it possible or impossible to harm the dead? What is ante-mortem harm? How is ante-mortem harm intelligible and how is it not? How might we reframe the harm of death? How might we characterise harms to the dying? What is posthumous harm and how is it intelligible? What is the relationship between dismembering the corpse and disremembering persons? How can we distinguish different kinds of posthumous harm (posthumous harm from posthumous punishment for example)? How might we understand posthumous redemption as a counterpoint to harm?
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