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The Meaning of Mourning brings perspectives from leading philosophers, psychologists, theologians, writers, and artists exploring different dimensions of death, loss, and grief. They together form a wide-ranging study of some of the most difficult and formative experiences in human life.
List of contents
Introduction
Miköaj S¿awkowski-Rode
Chapter 1: Hume and Doctor Johnson on Death
Jerry Valberg
Chapter 2: The Problem of Mourning
Eleonore Stump
Chapter 3: What Can the Roman Catholic Liturgies of the Dead Offer Mourners: Solidarity with the Deceased and Hopeful Protest?
Richard Conrad, OP
Chapter 4: Toward a Philosophical Theology of Pregnancy Loss
Amber L. Griffioen
Chapter 5: Mourning: A Phenomenology
Balázs M. Mezei
Chapter 6: Mourning and the Recognition of Value
Cathy Mason and Matt Dougherty
Chapter 7: Grieving and Mourning: The Psychology of Bereavement
Colin Murray Parkes
Chapter 8: Bereavement, Grief, and Mourning
John Cottingham
Chapter 9: Mourning and the Second-Person Perspective
Miköaj S¿awkowski-Rode
Chapter 10: Mourning Academic Mentors and Mentees
Douglas J. Davies
Chapter 11: Mourning and Memory, Private and Public Dimensions
Anthony O'Hear
Chapter 12: The Work of Mourning
Roger Scruton
Chapter 13: Sidgwick's Dilemma
Leslie Chamberlain
Chapter 14: "Israel but the Grave..." The Art and Architecture of Mourning
Alexander Stoddart
Chapter 15: The Difficult Art of Outliving
Raymond Tallis
About the Contributors
About the author
Edited by Mikolaj Slawkowski-Rode - Contributions by Lesley Chamberlain; Richard Conrad O.P.; John Cottingham; Douglas Davies; Matthew Dougherty; Amber Leigh Griffioen; Cathy Mason; Balázs M. Mezei; Anthony O'Hear; Colin Murray Parkes; Roger Scruton; Alex
Summary
The Meaning of Mourning brings perspectives from leading philosophers, psychologists, theologians, writers, and artists exploring different dimensions of death, loss, and grief. They together form a wide-ranging study of some of the most difficult and formative experiences in human life.
