Mud and Me
Life and death has been a recurring theme on my blog. Confronted with our mortality, a common stance we assume […]
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Contradictions
Life is full of contradictions. I am attending a research retreat on mindfulness and contemplative practices at the beautiful Garrison
Twilight Years
At some point in our life, we come to accept the fact we are closer to death than life. What
Death and Grief
Why do we grieve when someone dies? I don’t think we grieve for them, but ourselves. Do not seek to to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee.
Robin Williams
I was as shocked as everybody else when I heard the news of Robin Williams’s apparent suicide. I wanted to
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Death — Last Words
The sixth and last post on the philosophy of death looks at the paradox or the absurdity of living at all, given that there is a death looming, and tries to find a sliver lining.
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Does the World Go on?
The fifth post on the philosophy of death looks at another notion of continuity. Even for those who believe in no soul or god of any kind, the physical world is real and continuous. No sane person would think the world comes to an end with his death. Then again, nobody has accused me of sanity.
Primal Soul
What is soul, and why do we need one? Philosophy of death is surely incomplete without a discussion of this matter. Here is the fourth post in this series.