Shelly Kagan
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Philosophy of Death | Yale Philosophy Lecture
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How to Live Given the Certainty of Death | Yale Philosophy Lecture
In this lecture, Professor Kagan invites students to pose the question of how one should live life knowing that it will certainly end in death. He also explores the issue of how we should set our goals and how we should go about achieving them, bearing in mind the time constraints. Other questions raised are how this ultimately affects the quality of our work and our accomplishments, as well as how we decide what is worth doing in life. <p style="text-align:right;color:#A8A8A8"></p>
Professor Kagan explores the issue of how thinking about death may influence the way we live. Fear as an emotional response to death is discussed as well as whether it is appropriate and under what conditions. A distinction is made between fear of the process of dying, and fear of death itself and what may come when one is dead.
Fear of Death | Yale Philosophy Lecture