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Category Archives: Death and Immortality
Muppets and grieving families
GRIEF: Katie Couric and the Muppets of “Seasame Street” in a new special, “When Families Grieve,” about coping with the loss of a parent.
Posted in Death and Immortality, Grief, PHIL 500, Religion Blog
Tagged Katie Couric, Seasame Street
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Grief and goodbyes
Two photos of a brother saying goodbye.
Posted in Death and Immortality, Funerals, Grief
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Can an animal commit suicide?
On Andrew Sullivan’s blog there’s been a thread on this question. I’ll track back and read it from the beginning, but the question is interesting. In the Death and Immortality course we’ve touched on suicide here and there, mostly when … Continue reading
Posted in Death and Immortality, PHIL 500, Religion Blog, Science and Technology, Suicide
Tagged animals, infected, parasite, Suicide
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Suicides in India
Another epidemic it seems. This time of “genuine” suicides as opposed to “suicide bombers”. “Young people see this as a way to give meaning to what seem like meaningless lives,” said Sudhir Kakar, a prominent psychoanalyst and novelist who has … Continue reading
Posted in Death and Immortality, Politics, Protests, Religion Blog, Suicide
Tagged India, separatism
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Egyptian door to the afterlife
Archaeologists discover 3,500-year-old door to the afterlife: Archaeologists have unearthed a 3,500-year-old door to the afterlife from the tomb of a high-ranking Egyptian official near Karnak temple in Luxor, the Egyptian antiquities authority said Monday.
A new bluebird
A cartoon from The New Yorker. Hilarious as usual.
Posted in Death and Immortality, Humor, PHIL 500
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You bet your life!
One of the questions I ask my Intro to Philosophy students is this: If you felt called to do something but knew it would cost you your life, would you not do it and live? Or would you do it … Continue reading
Posted in Death and Immortality, PHIL 500
Tagged D. Z. Phillips, Martin Luther King Jr., Socrates
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New Orleans Rockin’ Funeral
Check out the “rockin’ casket
Posted in Death and Immortality, Funerals, PHIL 500
Tagged brass band, Jazz, New Orleans
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Suicide and the IRS
Before I left home today news of the plane crash was on. The early reports were that it didn’t appear to be a terrorist attack. But since the IRS had an office in the building I know many thought there … Continue reading
Posted in Death and Immortality, PHIL 500, Suicide
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D&I Journal Entry – Feb 18, 2010
My first entry. We aren’t anywhere close to discussing the topic of grief and loss in the Philosophy of Religion class. I hate to call it my class! Things have gone so well with Daigan assisting us in our conversations … Continue reading