Yale professor Shelly Kagan's course probes deeply into the philosophical aspects of death, encouraging students to reflect on mortality and its implications for life.
The course encourages participants to think critically about death, questioning the nature of mortality and how it should inform our living perspectives.
Kagan raises essential inquiries about immortality: Is it truly desirable? How does the reality of death impact our understanding of life's value?
Students explore philosophical texts by Plato, Tolstoy, and John Perry, engaging with timeless questions regarding identity, mortality, and the ethics surrounding death.
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