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050 14 $aHQ1073$b.S73 2016
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100 1 $aStark, Andrew,$d1956-$eauthor.
245 14 $aThe consolations of mortality :$bmaking sense of death /$cAndrew Stark.
264 1 $aNew Haven :$bYale University Press,$c[2016]
264 4 $c℗♭2016
300 $aix, 275 pages ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
500 $a"Published with assistance from the foundation established in memory of James Wesley Cooper of the Class of 1865, Yale College."
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 233-262) and index.
505 0 $aPart 1. Death is benign. Attending your own funeral ; How to rest on your laurels ; Look who's calling himself nothing ; Bucket lists -- Part 2. Mortality intimates immortality. Retiring your jersey ; Regrets? How much time do you have? ; You never know ; Making your mark -- Part 3. Immortality would be malignant. Is this all there is? ; Still life ; A wistful backward glance ; Making the sun run ; Mortality versus immortality? Why not the right to choose? -- Part 4. Life intimates death. The big sleep ; Stardust and moonshine ; Every time I say goodbye, I die a little ; My last espresso.
520 $a"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 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 together, reveal death as a blessing no matter how much we may love life."--Jacket flap.
650 0 $aDeath.
650 0 $aMortality.
650 0 $aDeath$xPsychological aspects.
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