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Grief - A Philosophical Guide (Hardcover)
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An engaging and illuminating exploration of grief-and why, despite
its intense pain, it can also help us grow Experiencing grief at
the death of a person we love or who matters to us-as universal as
it is painful-is central to the human condition. Surprisingly,
however, philosophers have rarely examined grief in any depth. In
Grief, Michael Cholbi presents a groundbreaking philosophical
exploration of this complex emotional event, offering valuable new
insights about what grief is, whom we grieve, and how grief can
ultimately lead us to a richer self-understanding and a fuller
realization of our humanity. Drawing on psychology, social science,
and literature as well as philosophy, Cholbi explains that we
grieve for the loss of those in whom our identities are invested,
including people we don't know personally but cherish anyway, such
as public figures. Their deaths not only deprive us of worthwhile
experiences; they also disrupt our commitments and values. Yet
grief is something we should embrace rather than avoid, an
important part of a good and meaningful life. The key to
understanding this paradox, Cholbi says, is that grief offers us a
unique and powerful opportunity to grow in self-knowledge by
fashioning a new identity. Although grief can be tumultuous and
disorienting, it also reflects our distinctly human capacity to
rationally adapt as the relationships we depend on evolve. An
original account of how grieving works and why it is so important,
Grief shows how the pain of this experience gives us a chance to
deepen our relationships with others and ourselves.
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