Adam Lee writes for OnlySky on the potential of New York becoming the eleventh US state to legalize Medical Assistance in Dying, and on the secular Humanist ethical underpinnings of MAID: If we have a freedom, we can choose how to exercise it. That choice necessarily includes the right not to exercise it. Freedom of … Read more“The Future of Dying”
Recommended viewing. There hasn’t been a new addition to the canon for quite a while; this movie qualifies.
Josh Schrei offers a beautiful spoken word meditation on the meanings of death and life.
Documentarist Annie Marr created this short feature on death doula Andrews ‘Bones’ Nelson, who reflects on matters of grief, mortality and the meaning she finds in giving comfort to the dying.
Arthur C. Brooks writes for The Atlantic: So what if we were able to realize the benefit of facing death without it actually being imminent? Or, put another way: How can we use a positive acceptance of death to help us be more alive while we still have the most life left? In theory, we … Read more“What Tolstoy Knew About a Good Death”
The nontheistic Church of Reality offers words of practical wisdom regarding mortality, including the following principles of decisions involving death: Every Death is Unique – Every death is individual and unique. Rules and policies around death should be flexible to accommodate the wishes of the dying person and the person’s family. Wisdom should Prevail – … Read moreDeath and Dying According to the Church of Reality
The Two Dudes Philosophy YouTube channel offers a cogent summary and analysis of Ernest Becker’s “Denial of Death” thesis.
From 4-6 September, the Department of Graphic Design, Falmouth University (UK), and the Death and Culture Network, University of York (UK); in partnership with the Stamps School of Art & Design, University of Michigan (USA), and the Glasgow End of Life Studies Group, University of Glasgow (UK) are hosting the DEATHxDESIGNxCULTURE: RADICAL RE-IMAGININGS FOR THE … Read moreDeathxDesignxCulture