There's the utmost respect for the deceased and to the extent that you don't talk about mundane things. The idea is to create reverence for human beings who are alive. And if you're respectful around a body that has no life in it, think how respectful you should be around a body which does have life in it.
Physician and author Lydia Dugdale wants to teach us a better way to die. She argues that this will help us find a better way to live. Listen as she discusses her book, The Lost Art of Dying, with EconTalk's Russ Roberts.