Thomas Nagel: Death - Reading Philosophy

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What Does It All Mean? - Episode 9What is death and how should we think about death? Is it good, bad, or neutral? Does it depend on what happens afterwards, or on our current situation? Should we be scared?From Thomas Nagel's great introduction to philosophy that requires no prior knowledge, with commentary.The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠full text is available online⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can join future sessions live on Discord: https://discord.gg/philosophy

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