Search results
Nov 19, 2011 · Life is an adventure that transcends our ordinary linear way of thinking. When we die, we do so not in the random billiard-ball-matrix but in the inescapable-life-matrix.
Nov 1, 2021 · This fact has profound consequences for every facet of life: politics and governance, interpersonal relationships, and all forms of human consciousness. When things go well, death stays in the background, and from there, covertly, it shapes our awareness of everything else.
Apr 1, 2015 · If brushes with death help people worry less about it and devote more energy to the things that give deeper meaning to life, then focused thinking about death might help the rest of us.
Aug 17, 2023 · The only certainty in life is death. But what can the philosophy of death uncover about it? In this article we will explore five different philosophical theories.
- Rebuilding Our Idea of A Life Worth Living
- Opportunities to Make Meaning from Mortality
- Waking Up to Life, Via Death
Personal construct theory (Kelly, 1955) is based on the idea that we develop constructs—or meanings—to make sense of ourselves and anticipate future events. In the role of person-as-scientist, we create hypotheses about categories of our livesand must refine our constructs when faced with threats, like being asked for a divorceor getting let go at...
Meaning management theory helps explain our innate quest for meaning as a key motivational driver in our lives (Wong, 2007). When we contemplate our mortality, that primary motive to find meaning in life tends to emerge. We seek to manage our inner lives amidst uncertainty, to square up what death—and life—means to us. We might ask ourselves, “How ...
The existentialist “wakeup call” school of thought (inspired by philosophers like Kierkegaard and Heidegger) sees us benefitting from ontological confrontation by questioning our worldviews and living authentically in accordance with our values as a way to dissolve the anxieties of death (Martin, Campbell, & Henry, 2004). Regardless of the approach...
Oct 19, 2020 · There's a narrative in our culture that we find clarity when we face death. Here are five reasons why thinking about death could help you lead a better life.
People also ask
Should we focus on death?
Why do we believe in death?
What does it mean to think about death?
Should you think about death?
How does mortal thinking affect behavior?
Is death a bad thing?
Jun 27, 2011 · Mel answers questions about what death means to us and what implications that may have for how we live our lives. He explores new understandings of consciousness and how that may alter our...
