Category: Ζωή και Θάνατος
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Suicide, Computers, Free will, Flame...
The creators of the super-evolved computer virus Flame starting sending a command script to some of the computers infected by it [1], that makes the virus commit "suicide" and destroy itself. If being human is defined by having free will and if commiting suicide is the ultimate expression of that free will, then commiting suicide…
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Grief support, coping with Death, Harmonia Philosophica...
Most people are afraid of death. And this happens because they love life. But not one of them knows what is the nature of that thing he loves. And surely not one of them knows what is the nature of the thing he is afraid of… People give thousands of Euros to psychologists when…
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How doctors choose to die
People die. And even if we do not think of it too much, even doctors die! But how do they treat the possibility of death? It is surprising to see that when faced with a terminal illness, medical professionals, who know the limits of modern medicine, often opt out of life-prolonging treatment. Years ago, Charlie,…
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Good morning, good evening, goodbye…
What is the difference between death and the goodbye of a friend who leaves far away? What is the difference between farewell to a beloved person from a simple good night? Every day we sleep and every day we wake up. Truth is many times right in front of us, for us to simply see…
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50/50, dying from cancer and how Seneca can help...
Everything is fine. Until you learn that a loved one is dying from cancer. You then panic. You do not know what to do. And it is really bad that the very good film 50/50 shows how the only way out of such a situation is talking to a social worker or to a foreign…
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