What Have You Learned About Death That's Helpful to You?

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i hope this, this is the chapter on death, could have a vindicates my honesty as a philosophical therapist. And i'm pretty clear that for me, what philosophers say about death is not really very reassuring. So there's a kind of you know, when you're dead, you won't exist. You won't experience any pain. Don't worry about it. We should tell listeners, you rule out any religious comfort. Yes, i seeif hat's right, that'si'm imagining. Death is ad No, on't exist. I think f for fear of death, because once you, once you're that panicked, it's hard, hard to come back.

John Stuart Mill's midlife crisis came at 20 when he realized that if he got what he desired he still wouldn't be happy. Art and poetry (and maybe love) saved the day for him. In this week's episode, philosopher Kieran Setiya of MIT talks about his book Midlife with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Setiya argues we can learn from Mill to help deal with the ennui to which so many midlifers succumb--along with regrets for roads not taken and wistfulness for what could have been. Setiya argues that a well-lived life needs fewer projects and more pursuits that don't have goals or endpoints. He explains why past mistakes can turn out to be good things and how lost chances can help us appreciate the richness of life.