The Consolations of Mortality: Making Sense of Death
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Book Overview
A penetrating and provocative exploration of human mortality, from Epicurus to Joan Didion For those who don't believe in an afterlife, the wisdom of the ages offers four great consolations for mortality: that death is benign and good; that mortal life provides its own kind of immortality; that true immortality would be awful; and that we experience the kinds of losses in life that we will eventually face in death. Can any of these...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0300219253
ISBN13:9780300219258
Release Date:August 2016
Publisher:Yale University Press
Length:288 Pages
Weight:1.07 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.7" x 8.3"
Customer Reviews
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Impossibly Dark
Published by Marie Toll , 2 years ago
This book is on my Wish List, but I want to cancel that. The description in the so-called "Consolations" is totally negative and ignores even mentioning alternative views.
Please cancel this on my "wish list."
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