How to Die - Couverture souple

Robertson, Ray

 
9781771960946: How to Die
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1771960949 ISBN 13 : 9781771960946
Editeur : Biblioasis, 2020

Synopsis

A radical revaluation of how contemporary society perceives death--and an argument for how it can make us happy.

"He who would teach men to die would teach them to live," writes Montaigne in Essais, and in How to Die: A Book about Being Alive, Ray Robertson takes up the challenge. Though contemporary society avoids the subject and often values the mere continuation of existence over its quality, Robertson argues that the active and intentional consideration of death is neither morbid nor frivolous, but instead essential to our ability to fully value life. How to Die is both an absorbing excursion through some of Western literature's most compelling works on the subject of death as well as an anecdote-driven argument for cultivating a better understanding of death in the belief that, if we do, we'll know more about what it means to live a meaningful life.

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À propos de l'auteur

Ray Robertson is the author of nine novels, five collections of non-fiction, and a book of poetry. His work has been translated into several languages. He contributed the liner notes to two Grateful Dead archival releases: Dave's Picks #45 and the Here Comes Sunshine 1973 box set. Born and raised in Chatham, Ontario, he lives in Toronto.

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Éditeur
Biblioasis
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1771960949
ISBN 13 
9781771960946
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
200
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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