Death and dying
Death and dying
idea
Why ancient Mesopotamians buried their dead beneath the floor
by Nicola Laneri
Death and dying
idea
I thought I knew everything about death. Then grief struck me
by John Troyer
Death and dying
guide
How to not fear your death
You exist, but one day you won’t. An Epicurean perspective can help you feel less afraid, and even grateful for life’s finitude
by Sam Dresser
Rituals and celebrations
film
Come on this painterly journey to Madagascar’s ‘turning of the dead’
11 mins
Thinkers and theories
idea
For Nietzsche, nihilism goes deeper than ‘life is pointless’
by Kaitlyn Creasy
History of ideas
idea
How the ancient philosophers imagined the end of the world
by Christopher Star
Death and dying
film
At India’s ‘death hotels’, devout Hindus seek liberation from cycles of rebirth
25 mins
Death and dying
idea
Should assisted death be available for intractable mental illness?
by Marie Nicolini
Meaning and the good life
idea
The immortalists have got it wrong – here’s why we need death
by Susan Cain
Sacred places
film
From the rhythms of the dying day to a cosmic journey of transformation
7 mins