Issues surrounding birth and death have been fundamental for Westernphilosophy as well as for individual existence. The contributors to this volumeunravel the gendered aspects of the classical philosophical discourses on death, bringing in discussions about birth, creativity, and the entire chain of humanactivity. By linking their work to major thinkers such as Heidegger, Nietzsche, Beauvoir, and Arendt, and to major philosophical currents such as ancientphilosophy, existentialism, phenomenology, and social and political philosophy, theychallenge prevailing feminist articulations of birth and death. These philosophicalreflections add an important sexual dimension to current thinking on identity, temporality, and community.