death and dying practices Flashcards
what is human death
the irreversible loss of personhood
what is death
the irreversible cessation of organismic functioning
the point at which life ends
what is functional death
the absence of a heartbeat and breathing
socrates philosophy
no point in fear of death
the soul is released at the time of death
plato philosophy
philosophising was a preparation for dying and death
descartes philosophy
human remains a thinking substance
spinoza philosophy
there is no immortal soul
when you are dead you are dead
voltaire philosophy
a child brought up alone and transported to a desert island would have no more of an idea of death than a cat or a plant
freud definition
the great unknown, the gravest of all misfortunes, the aim of all life
existentialism
awareness of mortality was the basis for a full life
kierkegaard (1989)
people moving away from their own “I” are falling into despair
jankelevitch (1966)
death is a necessary and irreversible process while life is suspended between nothingness before life and nothingness afterlife
how is dying a social process
it involves other people and is a social cultural phenomenon more than just a physical event
