A. J. Ayer – ‘What I Saw When I Was Dead’ (1988)
Summary
This article recounts A. J. Ayers near-death experience and his reflections on consciousness, personal identity, and the possibility of an afterlife. It contrasts empirical skepticism with speculative accounts of mind, body, and religion, arguing that such experiences challenge the notion that death ends consciousness but do not establish the existence of God or an afterlife.