Facing Death, Facing Ourselves: An Exploration on Living explores what different traditions, mythologies, religions, and academic disciplines have to suggest about what facing death teaches us about living and ourselves. The text employs scholarly depth, breadth, and rigor to explore ethical and human questions as well as philosophic concepts pertaining to life, death, and dying.
In Section I, readers are introduced to the themes of the book and, in particular, to how the process of coming to honestly know oneself is critical to one's personal attitudes toward death, dying, and happiness. Section II examines grief and physical death through discussion of works and theories by Tolstoy, Kramer, and Scarry, as well as the topics of anger, depression, suicide, and forgiveness. In Section III, readers explore the concepts of faith, religion, and spirituality in relation to death through diverse, global media. The final section, utilizing the thought of Emmanuel Levinas, explores how the capacity to love is essential to a rich and meaningful life. The text features real-life stories, viewing guides to engaging films, and an interactive grief exercise to enrich the learning experience.
Facing Death, Facing Ourselves is an ideal resource for courses on death and dying, psychology, philosophy, and theology.
- ISBN:
- 9781516519330
- 9781516519330
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Category:
- Philosophy
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
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30-08-2019
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Cognella, Inc.
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Dimensions (mm):
- 254x203x20mm
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