The Ancient Philosophy of Death

We are surrounded by death. We can try to close our eyes and shut it out but it won't go away. It's already there inside us waiting. Accepting our death can become a philosophy of life. One of the first men to speak openly about the philosophy of life and death in this way was the ancient Greek Sophist known as Prodigus of Chios. He taught that death does not exist either for the living or for the dead.