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Immortality
Last discussed Sep 14, 2026
A book by philosopher Steven Cave exploring how the human brain grapples with the concept of death and non-existence, and the various strategies humans use to resolve this cognitive tension.
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The Art of True Happiness | Dr. Arthur Brooks
Arthur Brooks · Sep 14, 2026
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Used for: Understanding philosophical and neuroscientific explanations for religious/spiritual belief and the human fear of death
Praised: Called 'really beautiful'; provides compelling philosophical framework for wh...
"Steven Cave at Cambridge has written a really beautiful book called Immortality. Have you actually seen it? Have you read it? He's a philosopher and he talks about the fact that the human brain is able to capture the concept of physical death but ..."
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