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How to die : a book about being alive /

'He who would teach men to die would teach them to live,' writes Montaigne in Essais, and in How to Die, Ray Robertson takes up the challenge, arguing that the active and intentional consideration of death is essential to our ability to value life. An absorbing excursion through some of We...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Robertson, Ray, 1966- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Windsor, Ontario : Biblioasis, [2019]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Robertson, Ray, > 1966- > Anecdotes. Death. Death > Psychological aspects. Life.

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