Category: Life and Death
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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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Work hard, but for what? Psychology guide for modern workers.
Modern-day people work hard. They have to meet deadlines. They have to deal with pressure. They have to deal with crazy demands, to meet insane requirements, to deliver crazy delivarables. How can someone cope with all these without having to go to the psychiatrist? Well, philosophy is always a much better medicine than anything else.…
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A = A and why death is not “bad”…
You are afraid to die. But if you were objective as a “scientist” you should not be. We do not know what life is, we do not know what death is. How can we be sure that death or sickness is something “bad” then? We ex-ist (εξ’ ίσταμαι). We are conscious. And yet some people…
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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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