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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 l
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Authors: D. T. Siebert
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The inevitability of death—that of others and our own—is surely among our greatest anxieties. Mortality’s Muse: The Fine Art of Dying explores how art, ma
Midlife
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Authors: Kieran Setiya
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-09-22 - Publisher: Princeton University Press

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Philosophical wisdom and practical advice for overcoming the problems of middle age How can you reconcile yourself with the lives you will never lead, with poss
Covenant and Conversation
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In this second volume of his long-anticipated five-volume collection of parashat hashavua commentaries, Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks explores these intersections as
Mortality
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Authors: Christopher Hitchens
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
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Based on his columns in Vanity Fair that chronicled his year-and-a-half battle with esophageal cancer, Mortality is Christopher Hitchens at his most honest and