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Wave (Sonali Deraniyagala)
Wave (Sonali Deraniyagala)
All, Memoirs, Reviews, Books-on-MortalityTMAOctober 26, 2021tsunami, sri lanka, death, dying, mortality, grief, atheist, atheism, secular, secular death, bereavement Comment
Natural Causes (Barbara Ehrenreich)
Natural Causes (Barbara Ehrenreich)
All, Reviews, Books-on-MortalityTMAOctober 21, 2021natural causes, death, dying, dead, mortality, health, atheist, atheism, secular death, longevity, wellness, epidemic of wellness, medicineComment
Who Says You're Dead? (Jacob Appel)
Who Says You're Dead? (Jacob Appel)
All, Reviews, Books-on-MortalityTMAOctober 20, 2021ethics, bioethics, medical, medicine, dilemma, trolley problem, mortality, death, dying, atheist, atheism, secular, secular deathComment
Death and Philosophy (Malpas and Solomon)
Death and Philosophy (Malpas and Solomon)
All, Reviews, Books-on-MortalityTMAOctober 13, 2021death, dying, philosophy, atheist, atheism, secular, secular death, mortality, mortality salience, stories, existentialismComment
The Death of Ivan Ilyich (Leo Tolstoy)
The Death of Ivan Ilyich (Leo Tolstoy)
All, Reviews, fiction, Books-on-MortalityTMAOctober 12, 2021Tolstoy, death, atheist, atheism, secular, secular death, fiction, ivan ilyich, mortalityComment
What are the odds of being alive?
What are the odds of being alive?
All, DiscussionsTMASeptember 28, 2021odds, probability, atheist, atheism, death, dying, life, living, mortality, gratitude Comments
Die Wise (Stephen Jenkinson)
Die Wise (Stephen Jenkinson)
All, Reviews, Books-on-MortalityTMASeptember 17, 2021death, dying, mortality, philosophy, stephen jenkinson, secular, secular death, culture, death-phobic culture, death phobia, death anxiety, atheist, atheism, skeptic, nonbelieverComment
Thought experiment: is hope a helpful thing?
Thought experiment: is hope a helpful thing?
Exercises, All, DiscussionsTMASeptember 7, 2021hope, hoping, death, dying, mortality, atheist, atheism, secular, secular death, Stephen Jenkinson, Die Wise, death-phobic cultureComment
Hoping for More Time
Hoping for More Time
All, DiscussionsTMASeptember 7, 2021hope, hoping, death, dying, mortality, atheist, atheism, secular, secular death, more time, death-phobic culture, stephen jenkinson, die wise, dying wellComment
Death (Todd May)
Death (Todd May)
All, Reviews, Books-on-MortalityTMASeptember 2, 2021philosophy, philosophers, secular, secular death, atheist, atheism, skeptic, nonbeliever, Todd May, mortality, immortality, mortal terror, death anxiety, death, death awareness, living with dying, Todd, May, Feb.2023 10 books for atheists Comments
Body of Work (Christine Montross)
Body of Work (Christine Montross)
All, Memoirs, Reviews, Books-on-MortalityTMASeptember 1, 2021medical school, anatomy, cadavers, dissection, medicine, secular, secular death, mortality, mortality salience, absurdity, atheist, atheism, death, dying, paradox, philosophyComment
We All Know How This Ends (Anna Lyons and Louise Winter)
We All Know How This Ends (Anna Lyons and Louise Winter)
All, Reviews, Books-on-MortalityTMAAugust 28, 2021death, dying, secular, secular death, atheist, atheism, funerals, grief, grieving, bereavement, mortality, death awareness, mortality salience, end of life doula, funeral director, death admin, CPRComment
When Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi)
When Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi)
All, Memoirs, Reviews, Books-on-MortalityTMAAugust 23, 2021paul kalanithi, atheist, atheism, death, death anxiety, dying, terminal illness, terminal diagnosis, cancer, lung cancer, mortality, secular deathComment
Exercise: Five Things You Regret
Exercise: Five Things You Regret
All, Exercises, DiscussionsTMAAugust 22, 2021regret, live without regret, five things, we all know how this ends, anna lyons, louise winter, atheist, atheism, secular death, mortality, mortality salience, death, death awarenessComment
Staring At The Sun (Irvin Yalom)
Staring At The Sun (Irvin Yalom)
All, Reviews, Books-on-MortalityTMAAugust 19, 2021staring at the sun, irvin yalom, atheist, atheism, secular, secular death, philosophy, Epicurus, existence, existentialism, existential dread, mortal terror, death anxiety, mortality salience, mortality, fear, existential psychotherapy, existential psychology, Feb.2023 10 books for atheists Comment
How We Die (Sherwin Nuland)
How We Die (Sherwin Nuland)
All, Reviews, Books-on-MortalityTMAAugust 10, 2021death, dying, how we die, sherwin nuland, death anxiety, death awareness, dignity, dignity in death, atheist, atheism, secular, secular death, mortality, mortal terror, clinical deathComment
Eternal Recurrence (Nietzsche)
Eternal Recurrence (Nietzsche)
All, Exercises, DiscussionsTMAAugust 7, 2021Zarathustra, Nietzsche, eternal recurrence, regret, live without regret, atheist, atheism, mortality, secular deathComment
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? (Caitlin Doughty)
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? (Caitlin Doughty)
All, Reviews, Books-on-MortalityTMAJuly 16, 2021death, dead, corpse, decay, decompsition, mortality, dying, atheist, atheism, secular, secular death, caitlin doughtyComment
Interview with Claudia Biçen (artist and designer)
Interview with Claudia Biçen (artist and designer)
All, InterviewsTMAJuly 16, 2021Wayfinder, Project Wayfinder, Claudia Bicen, art, artist, hospice, Thoughts in Passing, mortality, death, death anxiety, death awareness, transience, impermanence, interview, atheist, atheism, secular deathComment
Billions and Billions (Carl Sagan)
Billions and Billions (Carl Sagan)
All, Reviews, Books-on-MortalityTMAJuly 5, 2021mortality, global mortality, existential risk, death, dying, atheist, atheism, secular, secular death, carl sagan, cosmosComment
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