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What’s the Point of Death? Finding Life’s Meaning with Stoics, Todd May, Reincarnation & More
Manage episode 452063633 series 3605612
What death really means for how we live? Our AI hosts dive deep into Todd May’s book 'Death' insights on mortality, fragility, and finding purpose. As the philosophical consultant for The Good Place series, May helped shape the show’s existential themes, blending humor with hard truths about life and death. Beyond Hollywood, he’s a philosophy professor at Clemson University, with powerful takes on how death isn’t just an end but the thing that gives life its urgency and meaning. From stoic resilience to reincarnation vibes, this ep serves facts and real feels about embracing our impermanence. No cap, it’s all about finding purpose and peace in the fleeting moments.
10 episodes
Manage episode 452063633 series 3605612
What death really means for how we live? Our AI hosts dive deep into Todd May’s book 'Death' insights on mortality, fragility, and finding purpose. As the philosophical consultant for The Good Place series, May helped shape the show’s existential themes, blending humor with hard truths about life and death. Beyond Hollywood, he’s a philosophy professor at Clemson University, with powerful takes on how death isn’t just an end but the thing that gives life its urgency and meaning. From stoic resilience to reincarnation vibes, this ep serves facts and real feels about embracing our impermanence. No cap, it’s all about finding purpose and peace in the fleeting moments.
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