What is the point of it all, asks Herbert Fingarette, a philosopher, in this moving reflection on life and death. He "once argued that there was no reason to fear death. At 97, his own mortality began to haunt him, and he had to rethink everything." (18 mins)
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June 02, 2021
Herbert Fingarette on mortality
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