“A much more useful philosophy would help us to prepare for the deaths of others. I have never been sure that philosophy does a good job of that. But perhaps a philosophical outlook can help us make sense of death when it comes close to us. It seems to me there are three dimensions to this: what the death means for the one who has died; what it means for those who survive; and, perhaps most of all, the sheer shock and surprise to find death not knocking at the door but crashing through it, uninvited.” — Julian Baggini, The death of my father: When someone close to you dies, the very fabric of your life is ripped to shreds. Is philosophy any consolation?
Posted on: Thu, 01 Aug 2013 15:22:09 +0000
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