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The 4 stories we tell ourselves about death

Stephen Cave · TED

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Philosopher Stephen Cave begins with a dark but compelling question: When did you first realize you were going to die? And even more interesting: Why do we humans so often resist the inevitability of death? Cave explores four narratives -- common across civilizations -- that we tell ourselves "in order to help us manage the terror of death."

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDxBratislava
Speaker
Stephen Cave
Year
2013
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
History, Philosophy
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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