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A 5 page essay on Robert Nozick's meditation on dying, in which he examines various psychological aspects of dying and how people relate to this particular aspect of life. The writer summarizes his thoughts on this topic and then examines one aspect of the meditation in detail, offering analysis and conclusions. No additional sources cited.
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pointing out that the topic becomes real to most people after the death of one or both parents, as they seemed to stand between the individual and death until this
point. In other words, parents are "supposed to" die first (Nozick 20). As this opening suggests, Nozick examines various psychological aspects of dying and how people relate to this particular
aspect of life. His meditation on the subject addresses ideas that gradually build upon each other. Summary of the essay : The first idea that he broaches is the idea
that how unwilling or accepting someone is concerning their own impending death should be dependent upon how much of life is left undone and also on that persons capacity to
act. "The more what he considered important has been done, and the less capacity that remains, the more willing he should be to face death" (Nozick 21). Nozick speculates that
formulas might bring more precision to such matters. For example, regret over the way in which one has lived may be a function of the ratio between significant accomplishments
and tasks left undone (Nozick 21). This line of thinking leads him to the conclusions that "We should do what is important to do, be the way it is important
to be" (Nozick 22). After first acknowledging that connections with others are crucial throughout life and comforting at its end, Nozicks rambling thoughts eventually wandering back to his opening
premise, which suggests that people are naturally inclined to believe that something of themselves persists after death. If "death were not extinction...what then would it be like?" asks Nozick (23).
His first supposition is that life after death is similar to the meditative states of Buddhist and Hindu tradition. He speculates that each person, in death, permanently obtains the "highest
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