PHILO W10

• The End as Terminus


  "full stop" or "end of a line". Life ends and nothing follows.
• The End as Telos


  "goal, purpose, or fulf Ilment". Death is not the goal of life but to live a meaningful life, to be virtuous, and to achieve excellence.
• Eternal Oblivion 


  A belief that the person's consciousness is completely erased upon death
• Dualist perspective


  believes that the mind or spirit, being incorporeal, persists after the body's demise. This gives rise to the idea of an afterlife.
• Ancient Greeks


  they imagined an underworld (Hades) where the dead are rewarded or punished for their actions in life.
• near-death experience or out-of-body experience


  where the person views his or her body or the events surrounding his or her apparent death from a distance.
• CHRONIC DEPRESSION


  the depression may persist for several years and the affected person often needs counseling and support to overcome this.
• DELAYED GRIEF


  the person may seem to be well- adjusted but experiences feelings of grief, anxiety and distress at a later time.
• Reincarnation


  A belief that a person's spirit begins a new life in another body
• Death


  A life event which is surrounded by the most ceremony and symbolism in many cultures
• Beliefs about the afterlife


  • Hindu sects believe the dead go to one paradise or hell
  • Christianity believes the righteous enter Heaven while sinners go to Hell
• Grief


  A natural reaction to death and dying involving a multitude of emotions such as sadness, anxiety, anger, and guilt
• Bereavement


  A state of loss brought about by death
• Mourning


  A process by which a person deals with death, involving various practices, traditions, and observances that vary from culture to culture
• Stages of grief


  • Denial - the dying person initially expresses disbelief
  • Anger - the person expresses frustration
  • Bargaining - the dying person voices wishes to prolong life
  • Depression - the dying person experiences intense sadness and disinterest
  • Acceptance - the person comes to terms with impending death
  • Resilience - the person remains emotionally stable despite loss
  • Recovery - the person experiences grief but returns to normalcy