The consolations of mortality
making sense of death
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Word Count
68,750 words, Guess
Page Count
275 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveconsolationsofmo0000star
- ISBN-100300219253
- ISBN-139780300219258
- Library of Congress Control Number2016934664
- Library of Congress Control Number2016934661
and 5 more
- OCLC Control Number939994069
- OCLC Control Number992688913
- Better World Books9780300219258
- Better World BooksP8-CYN-444
- Open LibraryOL27217675M
Classifications
- DDC306.9
- LCCHQ1073 .S73 2016
- LCCBF789.D4
and 1 more
- LCCHQ1073 .S72 2016
Alternate Titles
- Making sense of death
Description
"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 kindof immorality; that true immorality would be awful; and that we experience the kids of losses in life that we will eventually face in death. Can any of these consolations honestly reconcile us to our inevitable demise? In this timely book, Andrew Stark tests the psychological truth of these consolations and searches our collective literary, philosophical, and cultural traditions for answers to the question of how we, in the twenty-first century, might accept our mortal condition. Ranging from Epicurus and Heidegger to bucket lists, the flaming out of rock stars, and the retiring of sports jerseys, Stark's poignant and learned exploration shows how these consolations, taken togehter, reveal death as a blessing no matter how much we may love life."--Jacket flap.
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