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Death

To Sleep, Perchance to Dream

August 30, 2021 by Brian Julian

Death is something that affects all humans, and this realization often brings fear. Epicurus, however, argues that we do not have to fear death, once we understand what death is. He bases his explanation in science, but is it a good one, and does it relieve fear the way that Epicurus wants?

Categories Shuffled Off (Thinking about Death) Tags Death, Epicurus, Fear, Hamlet, Shakespeare

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