Tag: grief
Philosophy Workshop: Grief as Self-Discovery
Philosophy Workshop: “Grief as Self-Discovery” w/ Student Scholar Fellow Julianna Breit
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In this workshop designed and led by Merlin Student Scholar Fellow Julianna Breit, we’ll offer a framework for acknowledging and understanding grief’s role in our lives through the lens of philosophy. In the process, we’ll explore three basic questions: “What is grief?”, “What can it do for us?”, and “How is grief related to self-discovery & self-knowledge?” Learn more & RSVP here!
When Our Elders Die: A Confucian Perspective on Grief & A Language Lost
Dancing with Death: The Vital Relationship Between Mortality & Love
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Losing loved ones can be one of the hardest challenges a person must face. How do we navigate our loss, pain & grief? And what does death have to do with love? In this article, Sharon Krishek — lecturer in philosophy at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem — talks about the vital relationship between mortality and love as seen through the eyes of existentialist philosopher Søren Kierkegaard.
Can Philosophy Help Us Get Beyond Anger?
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Anger is an emotion that has (sadly) seemed to imbue our politics and culture. Thankfully, claims Martha Nussbaum — Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago — philosophy can help guide us out of this “dark vortex.” In this timely article, Nussbaum considers…